Articles: videolaryngoscope
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Case Reports
Use of the McGrath videolaryngoscope in the management of difficult and failed tracheal intubation.
Difficult laryngoscopy and failed tracheal intubation are associated with complications which can be serious, and on occasion, life-threatening. We report three cases of difficult and failed tracheal intubation using a conventional Macintosh laryngoscope in which tracheal intubation was accomplished swiftly and easily using a new design of videolaryngoscope, the McGrath.
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Case Reports
Soft palate perforation during orotracheal intubation facilitated by the GlideScope videolaryngoscope.
We report a case in which a videolaryngoscope was used to facilitate endotracheal intubation in a patient with a large exophytic mass involving the right supraglottis. After intubation, it was noted that the soft palate had been perforated by the styletted endotracheal tube. The defect closed spontaneously postoperatively within 9 days.
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The GlideScope videolaryngoscope is a new device for endotracheal intubation, which provides a view of the glottis without alignment of the oral pharyngeal and tracheal axes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of the GlideScope in patients. ⋯ The GlideScope was easily handled not only by experienced anesthetists but also by novice personnel. The GlideScope seems to be a novel device in routine and difficult airway management.