Effect of the McGRATH MAC® Video Laryngoscope on Hemodynamic Response during Tracheal Intubation: A Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension often occurs after tracheal intubation using a Macintosh laryngoscope and may lead to rare but serious complications. The Macintosh laryngoscope may increase the incidence of hypertension because it requires forced alignment of the oral and pharyngeal axes in order to view the glottis. In contrast, the McGRATH MAC video laryngoscope does not require this manipulation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of hypertension after tracheal intubation using a McGRATH laryngoscope compared with a Macintosh laryngoscope.

Methods

Data of 360 consecutive patients who underwent general anesthesia with tracheal intubation by Macintosh laryngoscope or McGRATH video laryngoscope were obtained retrospectively. A total of 16 variables including p

SUBMITTER: Yokose M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4865033 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature