Awake fiberoptic or awake video laryngoscopic tracheal intubation in patients with anticipated difficult airway management: a randomized clinical trial

Charlotte Vallentin Rosenstock, Bente Thøgersen, Arash Afshari, Anne-Lise Christensen, Claus Eriksen, Mona R Gätke

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Abstract

Awake flexible fiberoptic intubation (FFI) is the gold standard for management of anticipated difficult tracheal intubation. The purpose of this study was to compare awake FFI to awake McGrath® video laryngoscope, (MVL), (Aircraft Medical, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) intubation in patients with an anticipated difficult intubation. The authors examined the hypothesis that MVL intubation would be faster than FFI.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAnesthesiology
Volume116
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)1210-6
Number of pages7
ISSN0003-3022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Adjuvants, Anesthesia
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Airway Management
  • Anesthetics, Intravenous
  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Body Mass Index
  • Female
  • Fiber Optic Technology
  • Glycopyrrolate
  • Humans
  • Intubation, Intratracheal
  • Laryngoscopy
  • Lidocaine
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouth
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Piperidines
  • Posture
  • Wakefulness

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