Difficulties with tracheal intubation commonly arise and impact patient safety. This
systematic review evaluates whether videolaryngoscopes reduce intubation failure and …

Background Successful tracheal intubation during general anaesthesia traditionally requires
a line of sight to the larynx attained by positioning the head and neck and using a …

Background Tracheal intubation is a common procedure performed to secure the airway in
adults undergoing surgery or those who are critically ill. Intubation is sometimes associated …

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) …

Almost half of all incidents reported to the 4th National Audit Project (NAP4) of the Royal
College of Anaesthetists and the Difficult Airway Society (DAS) described airway …

Background The optimal technique to intubate the trachea in patients presenting with a
potential or documented cervical spine (C-spine) injury remains unresolved. Using …

Background The forces applied to the soft tissues of the upper airway may have a
deleterious effect. This study was designed to evaluate the performance of the GlideScope …

Videolaryngoscopy is often reserved for 'anticipated'difficult airways, but thereby can result
in a higher overall rate of complications. We observed 65 anaesthetists, 67 residents in …

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 …

Abstract Background The C-MAC®(Karl Storz, Tuttlingen, Germany) has recently been
introduced as a new device for videolaryngoscopy guided intubation. The purpose of the …