Manuel Taboada, Ana Estany-Gestal, María Rial, Agustín Cariñena, Adrián Martínez, Salomé Selas, María Eiras, Sonia Veiras, Esteban Ferreiroa, Borja Cardalda, Carmen López, Andrea Calvo, Jorge Fernández, Julián Álvarez, Jorge Miguel Alcántara, Teresa Seoane-Pillado
OBJECTIVE: Tracheal intubation in cardiac surgery patients has a higher incidence of difficult laryngoscopic views compared with patients undergoing other types of surgery. The authors hypothesized that using the McGrath Mac videolaryngoscope as the first intubation option for cardiac surgery patients improves the percentage of patients with "easy intubation" compared with using a direct Macintosh laryngoscope. DESIGN: A prospective, observational, before-after study...
March 15, 2024: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia