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gained wide-
spread and
routine use
for intubating
even less-
than-difficult
anatomies.
To the anes-
thesia
providers
who swear
by them, the
following
considerations can make a big difference when airway management
demands a closer view.
1. Ease of use
The video laryngoscope has become the preferred alternative to tra-
ditional direct laryngoscopy for emergency endotracheal intubation.
It's a choice that providers facing airway difficulties can put into
immediate action. The key to its use, then, is ease of use. "Is it
straightforward in terms of hooking it up, turning it on and using it
in clinical situations?" asks CRNA Jeff Cryder, BS, BSN, MSA. He
and his colleagues at Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas, have
trialed a range of video laryngoscopes on the market, observing also
how they fit each patient.
Some devices conveniently approximate how the blade is inserted
into the mouth, so it's easier to maneuver and align with the glottic
opening, in comparison with a fiber-optic scope or intubating LMA,
says Mr. Cryder, adding that others are difficult to get into the mouths
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Miller Blades
C-MAC
®
Pocket Monitor
C-MAC
®
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C-MAC
®
Five Scopes –
Flexible Intubation Video Endoscopes
FOR ALL TO SEE Dr. Doyle demonstrates
the training benefit of an external screen.
D.
John
Doyle,
MD,
PhD
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