Usefulness of Airway Scope for intubation of infants with cleft lip and palate–comparison with Macintosh laryngoscope: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Airway Scope (AWS) with its plastic blade does not require a head-tilt or separate laryngoscopy to guide intubations. Therefore, we hypothesized that its use would reduce the intubation time (IT) and the frequency of airway complication events when compared with the use of Macint...

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Main Authors: Yoko Okumura, Masahiro Okuda, Aiji Sato Boku, Naoko Tachi, Mayumi Hashimoto, Tomio Yamada, Masahiro Yamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-018-0678-2