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Watch Your Step - May 2014 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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5 4 O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | M AY 2 0 1 4 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 A N E S T H E S I A KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc., 2151 E. Grand Ave, El Segundo, CA 90245, USA, Phone: (424) 218-8100, Fax: (800) 321-1304, E-Mail: info@karlstorz.com KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG, Mittelstraße 8, D-78532 Tuttlingen/Germany, Phone: + 49 7461 / 70 80, Fax: 07461 / 70 81 05, E-Mail: karlstorz-marketing@karlstorz.de KARL STORZ Endoscopy Canada, Ltd., 2345 Argentia Road, Suite 100, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 8K4, Phone: (800) 268-4880, Fax: (905) 858-0933 KARL STORZ Endoscopia, Latino-America, 815 NW 57 Ave, Suite #480, Miami, Florida 33126-2042, USA, Telefono: (305) 262-8980, Telefax: (305) 262-8986 www.karlstorz.com A-1213008 © 2014 KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. Miller Blades C-MAC ® Pocket Monitor C-MAC ® S 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 OSE_1405_part2_Layout 1 5/8/14 2:23 PM Page 54

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