Comparison of self-assembled video laryngoscope versus McGrath MAC^®: A randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Video laryngoscopy highly improves the success rate for endotracheal intubation. However, commercially available video laryngoscopes such as McGrath MAC^® can be costly. An economical video laryngoscope was assembled by attaching a fibreoptic videoscope into a Macintosh laryngoscope. This randomised study aimed to compare the intubation time of this self-assembled modified Macintosh video laryngoscope (SAM-VL) and McGrath MAC^® (McGrath).

Methods

This study enroled 62 adults scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation. The primary outcome was total intubation time. Secondary outcomes were the time for glottic visualisation (time A), time for tube insertion after glottic visualisation (time B),

SUBMITTER: Sukmono B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9241192 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature