[Use of the airway scope for difficult airway].
The Airway Scope (AWS) is a new videolaryngoscope which consists of an optical system and a single-use blade. The blade of the device is designed according with the pharyngeal anatomy, and thus the AWS is expected to have a role in the management of difficult airway. We here report 15 patients with difficult airway in whom the AWS provided in successful intubation. The AWS provides a view of the glottis with Cormack-Lehane grade 1 and resulted in successful intubation in the 15 patients. The AWS is useful for the management of difficult airway.
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke.
Yoji
Y
Otsuka
Yoshihiro
Y
Hirabayashi
Naoyuki
N
Taga
Mamoru
M
Takeuchi
Norimasa
N
Seo
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014741:Video Recording