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Comparative Study
Airway Scope versus Macintosh laryngoscope: a manikin study.
- Yoshihiro Hirabayashi.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan. yhira@jichi.ac.jp
- Emerg Med J. 2007 May 1; 24 (5): 357-8.
ObjectiveTo compare the performance of the Airway Scope for tracheal intubation with that of the Macintosh laryngoscope for direct laryngoscopy.Methods10 anaesthetists, 10 residents, 10 nurses and 10 students intubated the trachea of a manikin using the Airway Scope or the Macintosh laryngoscope in each of 4 laryngoscopy scenarios.ResultsWithin each group of operators, there was no significant difference in the time taken for intubation between the Airway Scope and the Macintosh laryngoscope. However, the overall number of teeth clicks was less in the Airway Scope, and the Airway Scope scored better on the visual analogue scale than did the Macintosh laryngoscope.ConclusionThe Airway Scope performed as well as and perhaps better than the Macintosh laryngoscope when used on a manikin.
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