The C-MAC videolaryngoscope is the first Macintosh-typed videolaryngoscope. Since the advent of its original version video Macintosh system in 1999, this device has been modified several times. A unique feature of C-MAC device is its ability to provide the 2 options of direct and video laryngoscopy with the same device. The available evidence shows that in patients with normal airways, C-MAC vi...

We have studied the efficacy of verapamil in attenuating the cardiovascular responses to tracheal intubation in three groups of ASA grade I patients given verapamil 0.05 mg kg-1 or 0.1 mg kg-1 or saline 45 s before the start of laryngoscopy. Anaesthesia was induced with thiopentone 5 mg kg-1 i.v. and tracheal intubation was facilitated with vecuronium 0.2 mg kg-1. During anaesthesia, ventilatio...

We studied the circulatory responses to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation in 37 hypertensive patients who received nicardipine 30 micrograms.kg-1 iv (Group N, n = 12), diltiazem 0.3 mg.kg-1 (Group D, n = 12) or saline placebo (Group C, n = 13) 60 sec before the initiation of laryngoscopy. Anaesthesia was induced with thiopentone 5 mg.kg-1 iv, and succinylcholine 2 mg.kg-1 iv was used to faci...

Methods Patients requiring pre-hospital intubation in a physician– led pre-hospital trauma service over 16 months were included. Intubation success rate, misplaced tracheal tube rate, Cormack and Lehane grade and the presence and nature of gross airway contamination were recorded at laryngoscopy. Tube placement was verified with carbon dioxide detection and chest x-ray. After visual assessment ...

OBJECTIVES We compared hemodynamic responses and upper airway morbidity following tracheal intubation via conventional laryngoscopy or intubating laryngeal mask airway in hypertensive patients. METHODS Forty-two hypertensive patients received a conventional laryngoscopy or were intubated with a intubating laryngeal mask airway. Anesthesia was induced with propofol, fentanyl, and cis-atracuriu...

Suggested citation: Reis AGAC. Pre-medication for tracheal intubation. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2004;80:341-3. The pathophysio logic ef fects provoked by laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation are generally shortlived, however, in certain circumstances, they may become more serious and long-lasting, and manifest as apnea, nausea, coughing, laryngospasm and bronchospasm, with consequent gastroesophageal...

BACKGROUND Video laryngoscopy may be useful in the setting of the difficult airway, but it remains unclear if intubation success is improved in routine difficult airway management. This study compared success rates for tracheal intubation with the C-MAC® video laryngoscope (Karl Storz, Tuttlingen, Germany) with conventional direct laryngoscopy in patients with predicted difficult airway. METH...

BACKGROUND The ability of good glottis visualization during direct laryngoscopy is major determinant of easy tracheal intubation. Sniffing position for laryngoscopy is considered as gold standard and ideal position. Several studies have questioned the validation of sniffing potion. OBJECTIVES This study aims to compare relative efficacy of sniffing position and simple head extension for visua...

Conventional laryngoscopy with the Macintosh Laryngoscope has been the gold standard for tracheal intubation since 1940s.1 Failed attempts to intubate the trachea and secure airway, both in the operating room and outside, still remains a cause of anesthesia-related mortality and morbidity.2-5 Investigation is, therefore, in progress to find the best methods and/or equipment to augment the succe...