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A Partial Glottic View Improves GlideScope Intubation

Calvin A. Brown, Faaem

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Intubation with hypercurved video laryngoscopes (VLs) often takes longer to complete because of the challenge of manipulating the endotracheal tube through the glottic opening. With direct laryngoscopy, a full glottic view optimizes intubation speed and success. It is unclear whether this relationship is true for hyper-angulated VLs. Investigators randomized 163 patients undergoing elective surgery to GlideScope intubation with either a full or restricted glottic view (100% …

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Key concepts: Laryngoscopes, Medicine, Laryngoscopy, Intubation, Glottis, Video laryngoscope, Endotracheal tube, Anesthesia