Title: Comparison of a single-use GlideScope Cobalt videolaryngoscope with a conventional GlideScope for orotracheal intubation Comparaison d'un videolaryngoscope GlideScope Cobalt ausage unique aun GlideScope traditionnel lors d'une intubation orotracheale
Abstract: Background This study was conceived to compare the single-use GlideScope Cobalt videolaryngoscope with the conventional GlideScope videolaryngoscope for orotracheal intubation, as judged by time to intubation (TTI) and ease of intubation. Methods One hundred patients with normal-appearing airways requiring orotracheal intubation for elective surgery were randomly allocated to have their tracheas intubated by a heterogeneous group of operators with the Cobalt GlideScope or the conventional GlideScope. TTI was assessed by a blinded observer. Operators were blinded until the start of laryngoscopy. A visual analogue scale (VAS) assessed the ease of intubation. The number of intubation attempts, number of failures, glottic grades, and fogging of the video screen were recorded. Results There was no difference between the median TTI of the GlideScope Cobalt and the conventional GlideScope (40.1 sec, interquartile range [IQR] 34.1, 51.3 vs
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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