Video laryngoscopes

Challenges in the Use of Video Laryngoscopes.

Despite the lack of uniformity and the need of further investigation, video laryngoscopy continues to gain popularity both inside and outside the operating room. It has quickly become a first line strategy for potential and/or encountered difficult intubation. It is well established that video laryngoscope improves laryngeal view as compared with direct laryngoscopy in patients with suspected d...

Ventilation efficacy of video-laryngoscopes equipped with a ventilation feature.

INTRODUCTION Achieving effective ventilation is challenging for anesthesia care providers and emergency medical personnel, as difficult mask ventilation and difficult intubation frequently occur. The aim of this study was to determine whether video-laryngoscopes equipped with a ventilation feature can produce effective ventilation. METHODS An intubation mannequin with its trachea connected to...

Comparison of video laryngoscopes with direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation: a meta-analysis of randomised trials.

BACKGROUND Video laryngoscopes have been introduced in recent years as an alternative choice to facilitate tracheal intubation. We conducted a meta-analysis to assess their value when compared with direct laryngoscopy. METHODS PubMed and EMBASE were searched up until 24 September 2010. Randomised trials that reported data on the comparison of video laryngoscopes with direct laryngoscopy for t...

Comparison of endotracheal intubation using direct and video laryngoscopes in the ICU

colleagues [1] demonstrated that, compared with the Macintosh direct laryngoscope (MDL), the C-MAC videolaryngoscope (C-MAC) improved laryngeal view and achieved a higher intubation success rate on first attempt in patients with predictors of difficult intubation in the ICU. In the Materials and methods, however, the authors did not mention what position the patient’s head was placed during lar...

Seeing the difference: using video laryngoscopes for foreign body airway obstruction.