Fibreoptic orotracheal intubation was compared with orthodox laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation using a total i.v. technique with propofol in 60 ASA I and II patients. There was no significant difference between the two techniques in haemodynamic profile (before, during and following the intubation procedure) and incidence of postoperative sore throat. Minimal oxygen saturation was 96% during...

BACKGROUND The effect of patient position on the view obtained during laryngoscopy was investigated. METHODS 60 morbidly obese patients undergoing elective bariatric were studied. Patients were randomly assigned into one of two groups. In Group 1, a conventional "sniff" position was obtained by placing a firm 7-cm cushion underneath the patient's head, thus raising the occiput a standard dist...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have failed to detect high body mass index (BMI) as a risk factor for difficult tracheal intubation (DTI). BMI was investigated as a risk factor for DTI in patients planned for direct laryngoscopy. METHODS A cohort of 91,332 consecutive patients planned for intubation by direct laryngoscopy was retrieved from the Danish Anesthesia Database. A four-point scale to gr...

airway emergencies were significantly associated with death or brain damage [7]. In light of the complications associated with multiple laryngoscopy attempts, it seems advisable not always to proceed with three intubation attempts, but to limit the attempts to one or two under optimal conditions, before using a secondary airway plan. The evidence presented justifies the change by the ASA Task F...

INTRODUCTION Endotracheal intubation in the ICU is a challenging procedure and is frequently associated with life-threatening complications. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the C-MAC® video laryngoscope on laryngeal view and intubation success compared with direct laryngoscopy. METHODS In a single-center, prospective, comparative before-after study in an anesthetist-lea...

Safavi et al. (1) examined whether hydralazine, nitroglycerin or nifedipine effectively attenuates the hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation in severe preeclamptic women undergoing cesarean delivery under general anesthesia. They found that continuous intravenous (IV) infusion of nitroglycerin was more effective in attenuating the pressor response than IV hydralazine 5-10...