Use of the McGrath® videolaryngoscope in the management of difficult and failed tracheal intubation

被引:115
作者
Shippey, B. [1 ]
Ray, D. [1 ]
McKeown, D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Royal Infirm Edinburgh NHS Trust, Dept Anaesthesia Crit Care & Pain Med, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, Midlothian, Scotland
关键词
anaesthetic techniques; laryngoscopy; equipment; laryngoscopes;
D O I
10.1093/bja/aem303
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
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((R)).
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