title: Performance of the C-MAC video laryngoscope in patients after a limited glottic view using Macintosh laryngoscopy.
abstract: We applied the C-MAC videolaryngoscope in 52 consecutive patients who were found to have an unexpected Cormack and Lehane grade-3 (n = 49) and grade-4 (n = 3) laryngeal view with the Macintosh laryngoscope. The glottic view improved in 49 (94%) patients using the C-MAC. Tracheal intubation was successful in 49 of 52 patients (94%). In one patient, tracheal intubation failed using the C-MAC despite the presence of a Cormack and Lehane grade-2. These results suggest that the C-MAC videolaryngoscope has a role as a rescue device in cases of an initially difficult laryngeal view.
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Piepho
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Fortmueller
authors: F M
authors: FM
authors: Heid
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Schmidtmann
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Werner
authors: R R
authors: RR
authors: Noppens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014741:Video Recording