Pentax-AWS® and tube selection

Pentax-AWS videolaryngoscope for awake nasotracheal intubation in patients with a difficult airway.

Pentax-AWS videolaryngoscope for awake nasal intubation in patients with unstable necks.

In patients with unstable necks and at risk of pulmonary aspiration, awake fibreoptic intubation is often appropriate. However, stabilization of the neck can make fibreoptic intubation more difficult. I report the use of awake nasal intubation using the Pentax-Aiway Scope (AWS) in three patients with restricted neck movement, in whom awake fibreoptic intubation had failed. Case 1: a 59-yr-old m...

Pentax-AWS video laryngoscope for tracheal intubation in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome

provided the original work is properly cited. CC Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is a congenital anomaly of the cervical vertebral segments presenting three characteristics: an extremely short neck, low hairline, and significantly restricted range of motion of the neck. KFS is one of the congenital causes of difficult airway management because of these characteristic features, and patients with KFS...

Pentax-AWS videolaryngoscope for nasotracheal intubation in patients with difficult airways

Corresponding author: Keon-Sik Kim, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Hoegidong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-702, Korea. Tel: 82-2-958-8591, Fax: 82-2-958-8580, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/license...

Macintosh laryngoscope vs. Pentax-AWS video laryngoscope: comparison of efficacy and cardiovascular responses to tracheal intubation in major burn patients

BACKGROUND Patients with major burns accompanied with airway edema need more attention for airway management. Although the Pentax-AWS has an advantage in managing endotracheal intubation more easily, its usefulness cannot be assured if it does not maintain hemodynamic stability in burn patients. The aim of this study was to compare cardiovascular responses and general efficacy of the Pentax-AWS...