title: Comparison of the McGrath MAC video laryngoscope and the Pentax Airwayscope during chest compression: a manikin study.
abstract: We tested the utility of the McGrath MAC(®) (McG) video laryngoscope during chest compression compared with the Pentax Airwayscope(®) (AWS). We recruited 59 participants into the simulation study. The difference in the time to intubation (TTI [sec]) between without and with chest compression was significant for the AWS attempts (median 13, range 6-28 vs. median 15, range 6-72, p = 0.0247) but not significant for the McG attempts (median 16, range 6-75 vs. median 16, range 6-71); however, the difference of the TTIs is not serious clinically. The utility of the two devices during chest compressions is almost similar although their characteristics are different.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and General Medicine, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, 860-8556 Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kotera
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and General Medicine, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, 860-8556 Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Irie
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and General Medicine, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, 860-8556 Japan.
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwashita
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and General Medicine, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, 860-8556 Japan.
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and General Medicine, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, 860-8556 Japan.
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kasaoka
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Unit, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, 860-8556 Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
keywords: Chest compression; McGrath MAC; Pentax AirwayScope