Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Cricoid pressure with the Truview Evo2™ laryngoscope improves the glottic view.
The Truview Evo2™ laryngoscope blade is designed to improve glottic view. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of cricoid pressure (CP) on laryngeal view and the ease of orotracheal intubation with the Truview Evo2 laryngoscope. ⋯ When using the Truview Evo2™ laryngoscope with the patient's head in the neutral position, application of CP improves the glottic view. This approach is not associated with increased difficulty in intubation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
The McIvor blade improves insertion of the LMA ProSeal™ in children.
The McIvor blade, a tongue retractor with a thin curved blade, is used to improve the operating field during a tonsillectomy. We compared the success rate and incidence of complications between digital insertion and McIvor blade-guided insertion of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA™) ProSeal™ when performed by anesthesia residents in children. ⋯ When inserting the LMA ProSeal in children, anesthesia residents were more successful using the McIvor blade-guided insertion technique than using the digital insertion technique. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01191619).