A Comparison of the C-MAC Video Laryngoscope to the Macintosh Direct Laryngoscope for Intubation in the Emergency Department
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A comparison of the C-MAC video laryngoscope to the Macintosh direct laryngoscope for intubation in the emergency department.
STUDY OBJECTIVE We determine the proportion of successful intubations with the C-MAC video laryngoscope (C-MAC) compared with the direct laryngoscope in emergency department (ED) intubations. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data entered into a continuous quality improvement database during a 28-month period in an academic ED. After each intubation, the ope...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0196-0644
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.03.031