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Comparative Study
[McGRATH MAC Videolaryngoscope: clinical assessment of its performance in 50 surgical patients].
- Yumiko Negishi, Nobuhiro Shimada, Miho Urayama, Yasunori Niwa, and Mamoru Takeuchi.
- Masui. 2014 Sep 1;63(9):1025-8.
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of McGRATH MAC Videolaryngoscope in tracheal intubation of surgical patients.MethodsMcGRATH MAC Videolaryngoscope was used for the tracheal intubation in 50 surgical patients undergoing general anesthesia. We compared the percentage of glottic opening score between McGRATH MAC Videolaryngoscope and Coopdech Videolaryngoscope Portable VLP-100 by anesthesia staffs and unexperienced anesthetic trainees. The number of intubation attempts and the time to complete intubation were also recorded.ResultsIn 49 of 50 surgical patients including 18 patients with potential difficult airways, successful intubation was performed with McGRATH MAC. Not only anesthesia staffs but also unexperienced anesthetic trainees could obtain better view of the glottis with McGRATH compared with Coopdech Videolaryngoscope Portable VLP-100.ConclusionsMcGRATH MAC Videolaryngoscope facilitates tracheal intubation in surgical patients.
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