The aim of the present paper is to review the literature regarding video-laryngoscopes (Storz V-Mac and C-Mac, Glidescope, McGrath, Pentax-Airway Scope, Airtraq and Bullard) and discuss their clinical role in airway management. Video-laryngoscopes are new intubation devices, which provide an indirect view of the upper airway. In difficult airway management, they improve Cormack-Lehane grade and...

CAN J ANESTH 54: 7 www.cja-jca.org July, 2007 in several muscles. The frequency is usually around 1·sec–1, but may vary from 1–2·min–1 to 600·min–1. The electroencephalogram remains normal.4 Animal studies have demonstrated that the spinal cord can both initiate and maintain myoclonus. The various mechanisms postulated are trauma to the spinal cord with transient subacute spinal neuronitis,2 sp...

Intubating patients with a huge, fixed supraglottic mass causing an obstruction of the glottis is difficult to most anesthesiologists. We attempted awake fiberoptic orotracheal intubation assisted by Glidescope® Videolaryngoscope (GVL) following topical anesthesia with 4% lidocaine spray and remifentanil infusion. The glottis could not be identified by the GVL view. However, by entering toward ...

The objective of this study was to analyze the prehospital use of a Glidescope video laryngoscope (GSVL) due to anticipated and unexpected difficult airway in a helicopter emergency medical service setting in which emergency physicians (EP) are experienced anesthetists. Retrospective observational study and survey of the experiences of EP were conducted for more than a 3-year period (July 2007-...

A deletion 8p syndrome is a relatively uncommon congenital disease characterized by mental retardation associated with multiple malformation that make anesthetic management a challenge. Anesthetic management of a patient with deletion 8p syndrome may pose a serious problem mainly from difficult tracheal intubation, aspiration complication and cardiac malformation. We experienced a case of 10 ye...

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the GlideScope and Macintosh laryngoscopes for cardiovascular response laryngoscopy endotracheal intubation in elderly patients undergoing gynecological procedures. Methods: In clinical trial, performed using a (study group; n=35) laryngoscope (control n=35). Hemodynamic parameters were recorded, before induction anesthesia (baseline), 30 1...