BACKGROUND There is conflicting data in literature to show that the McCoy laryngoscope is less stressful and opioids can actually be avoided during laryngoscopy and intubation with the use of this laryngoscope. AIM A comparison of hemodynamic changes with McCoy vs Macintosh laryngoscope.. SETTINGS AND DESIGN 180 ASA I and II neurosurgical patients undergoing elective surgery for space occup...

PURPOSE The WEI Jet Endotracheal Tube (WEI JET) is a new tracheal tube that facilitates both oxygenation and ventilation during the process of intubation and assists tracheal intubation in patients with difficult airway. We evaluated the effectiveness and usefulness of the WEI JET in combination with lightwand under direct laryngoscopy in difficult tracheal intubation due to unstable cervical s...

AANA Journal  December 2015  Vol. 83, No. 6 403 Airway management is a primary focus when student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) begin clinical rotations in their nurse anesthesia program. Successful endotracheal intubation requires both knowledge of and experience with the airway and its structures. Lack of clinical maturity and unfamiliarity with the patient airway intensifies studen...

BACKGROUND In trauma patients intubated in a physician-led pre-hospital trauma service we prospectively examined the rate of misplaced tracheal tubes, the presence and nature of gross airway contamination, and the value of 'quick look' airway assessment to identify patients with subsequent difficult laryngoscopy. METHODS Patients requiring pre-hospital intubation in a 16 month period were inc...

macintosh direct laryngoscope has been the most widely used device for tracheal intubation. glidescope video laryngoscope (gvl) has been recently introduced as an alternative device for performing intubation; however, its validity in emergency settings has not been thoroughly evaluated. the aim of this study was to compare macintosh direct laryngoscope versus gvl for emergency endotracheal intu...

Recent technological advances have made airway management safer. Because difficult intubation remains challenging to predict, having tools readily available that can be used to manage a difficult airway in any setting is critical. Fortunately, video technology has resulted in improvements for intubation performance while using laryngoscopy by various means. These technologies have been applied ...

Introduction: Laryngeal dysfunction may be divided into three categories; organic, neurologic and functional disorders. Dysphonia and hoarseness are the most common symptoms and, in some cases, the only signs of laryngeal dysfunction. In differential diagnosis of any type of chronic hoarseness, a neoplastic process must be considered and, thus continuous light video laryngoscopy can provide imp...

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The electrocardiographic and haemodynamic responses to the induction of anaesthesia, followed by laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation have been studied in a group of 16 untreated hypertensive patients, and a group of 20 patients receiving antihypertensive therapy up to and including the day of operation. The influence of five different induction agents, thiopentone, methohexitone, propanidi...