Doyle DJ

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INTRODUCTION

Difficulty with tracheal intubation, particularly in patients with an unanticipated difficult airway remains a frequent cause of anesthesia-related morbidity and mortality. While it has been emphasized that adherence to a precomplied strategy such as the ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm would likely decrease respiratory-related morbidity and mortality, this fact has also motivated the development of a variety of laryngoscope designs (Table I) as well as a number of supraglottic airway devices such as the Laryngeal Mask Airway. In particular, video-assisted airway management using various forms of video laryngoscope design has recently been employed to help ameliorate this problem. This article will briefly review the major video laryngoscopic techniques that are available to anesthesiologists today, with a special emphasis on the GlideScope Video Laryngoscope (GLV).

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