Usefulness of video laryngoscopy in tracheal intubation at thyroid surgical position for intraoperative neuromonitoring.

ABSTRACT: This observational study aimed to compare the glottic view between video and direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation in the surgical position for thyroid surgery with intraoperative neuromonitoring. Patients scheduled for elective thyroid surgery with intraoperative neuromonitoring were enrolled. After the induction of anesthesia, patients were positioned in the thyroid surgical posture with a standard inclined pillow under their head and back. An investigator assessed the glottic view using the percentage of glottic opening (POGO) scale and the modified Cormack-Lehane grade in direct laryngoscopy and then video laryngoscopy sequentially while using the same McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscope at once, with or without external laryngeal manipulation, at the surgical position. A total of th

SUBMITTER: Won D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10904775 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature