Use of the McGrath® videolaryngoscope in the management of difficult and failed tracheal intubation

Use of the McGrath® videolaryngoscope in the management of difficult and failed tracheal intubation

Difficult laryngoscopy and failed tracheal intubation are associated with complications which can be serious, and on occasion, life-threatening. We report three cases of difficult and failed tracheal intubation using a conventional Macintosh laryngoscope in which tracheal intubation was accomplished...

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Veröffentlicht in:British Journal of Anaesthesia 2008, Vol.100 (1), p.116-119
Hauptverfasser: Shippey, B., Ray, D., McKeown, D.
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
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anaesthetic techniques
laryngoscopes
laryngoscopy
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Zusammenfassung:Difficult laryngoscopy and failed tracheal intubation are associated with complications which can be serious, and on occasion, life-threatening. We report three cases of difficult and failed tracheal intubation using a conventional Macintosh laryngoscope in which tracheal intubation was accomplished swiftly and easily using a new design of videolaryngoscope, the McGrath®.
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/aem303