INTRODUCTION The direct laryngoscopy technique using a Macintosh blade is the first choice globally for most anaesthetists. In case of an unanticipated difficult airway, the complication rate increases with the number of intubation attempts. Recently, McGrath MAC (McGrath) video laryngoscopy has become a widely accepted method for securing an airway by tracheal intubation because it allows the ...

BACKGROUND Immobilization of the cervical spine worsens tracheal intubation conditions. Various intubation devices have been tested in this setting. Their relative usefulness remains unclear. METHODS We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library for randomized controlled trials comparing any intubation device with the Macintosh laryngoscope in human subjects with cervical spine immobi...

Video-intuboscopy gives a video display of the view from the tip of the tracheal tube during conventional laryngoscopy, and was developed particularly to assist the immediate management of unexpected difficult intubation. A lightweight, malleable video-optical intubation stylet transmits the view from the stylet tip onto a monitor. It is inserted in the tracheal tube before starting anaesthesia...

The Macintosh laryngoscope has been the most widely used device for intubation since its invention by Foregger in the 1940s. Recently, video and optic laryngoscopy assisted tracheal intubation has been used widely in patients with difficult airways. Their routine use, however, is not widely practiced. This review will summarize some of the newly available devices to assist tracheal intubation, ...

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...

Background: Airway instrumentation by direct laryngoscopy and tracheal manipulation are powerful noxious stimuli causing adverse hemodynamic responses. This study evaluates and compares oral clonidine and pregabalin premedication on the hemodynamic responses following laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation and to assess the adverse events associated with these drugs. Materials & Methods: Sixty pa...

Intubation during c-spine immobilization is inherently more difficult because of decreased glottic visualization. The WuScope is a rigid, fiberoptic laryngoscope designed to facilitate visualization and tracheal intubation without neck extension. In a randomized study, these authors compared the WuScope and conventional laryngoscopy with a Macintosh blade in 87 c-spine immobilized patients unde...

BACKGROUND Laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation increase blood pressure and heart rate (HR). The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of gabapentin when given before operation on the haemodynamic responses to laryngoscopy and intubation. METHODS Forty-six patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy for benign disease were randomly allocated to receive gabapentin 1,600 mg or p...

Fibreoptic intubation through a supraglottic airway is an alternative plan for airway management in difficult or failed laryngoscopy. The aim of this study was to compare three supraglottic airways as conduits in patients with at least one predictor for difficult laryngoscopy. The i-gel was compared with the single-use intubating laryngeal mask airway (sILMA) and CTrach laryngeal mask in 120 ad...