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A direct laryngoscope-assisted technique of saphenous vein harvesting by tunnelling method is described. This technique provides better exposure through small incisions, thus reducing the chances of trauma to the vein due to excessive handling. The equipment used is inexpensive and readily available. q 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

objectives the aim of this study was to compare hemodynamic changes following endotracheal intubation with gvl and mdl in patients undergoing cesarean section by general anesthesia. materials and methods seventy patients undergoing elective cesarean section by general anesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation were randomly allocated to be intubated with either gvl (n = 35) or mdl (n = 35). s...

Endotracheal intubation in rabbits can be challenging due to their unusual anatomy. Achieving a patent airway during anesthesia is critical for the avoidance of airway obstruction, prevention of gastric tympany, and to allow ventilatory support. Due to the difficulty of intubation, alternative methods such as the use of laryngeal mask airways or laryngeal tubes have been explored. However, thes...

Background: Glidescope® video laryngoscope (GVL) is widely used in tracheal intubation. However, no studies have been conducted to compare the GVL and Macintosh direct laryngoscope (MDL) for intubation in patients with laryngeal neoplasm. Here, we aim to compare GVL and MDL for the intubation of laryngeal neoplasm patients. Methods: One hundred ninety-six American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA...

BACKGROUND The curved laryngoscope blade described by Macintosh in 1943 remains the most widely used device to facilitate tracheal intubation. The Airtraq laryngoscope is a new, single-use device for tracheal intubation. Several studies compared the use of Airtraq and Macintosh laryngoscopes in simulated intubation scenarios on manikins. We evaluated learning and performance of tracheal intubat...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of orotracheal intubation with the Miller laryngoscope compared with the Airtraq laryngoscope by emergency and pediatric physicians wearing CBRN-PPE type III on infant manikins with conventional airway. We hypothesized that in this situation, the orotracheal intubation with the Airtraq laryngoscope would be faster and more eff...

BACKGROUND The Airtraq laryngoscope is designed to allow visualization of the glottis without alignment of the oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal axes. We hypothesized that this new airway device would facilitate tracheal intubation of morbidly obese patients. We compared tracheal intubation performance of standard Macintosh laryngoscope with the Airtraq laryngoscope in morbidly obese patients. ...

71 years ago, the most popular curved laryngoscope in the world the Macintosh laryngoscope was designed by Sir Robert Reynolds Macintosh, which was expected to expose the larynx more easily under lighter anesthesia than that with the straight laryngoscope by elevating the epiglottis indirectly [1]. Although the design process of the Macintosh laryngoscope was mentioned in 1944, detailed feature...