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Editorial
. 2022 Nov;10(21):1183.
doi: 10.21037/atm-22-3883.

Difficult airway management: is prevent by using routine videolaryngoscopy better than cure?

Audrey De Jong  1 , Yvan Pouzeratte  1 , Thomas Sfara  1 , Samir Jaber  1
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Editorial

Difficult airway management: is prevent by using routine videolaryngoscopy better than cure?

Audrey De Jong et al. Ann Transl Med. 2022 Nov.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://atm.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/atm-22-3883/coif). SJ reports receiving consulting fees from Drager, Medtronic, Mindray, Fresenius, Baxter, and Fisher & Paykel. ADJ reports receiving remuneration for presentations from Medtronic, Drager and Fisher & Paykel. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Comparison of nonangulated videolaryngoscope and Macintosh laryngoscope for the proportion of Cormack-Lehane III and IV scores in direct laryngoscopy. For each patient assessed, two direct laryngoscopies were performed: a first one with the Macintosh laryngoscope, and a second one with one of the four nonangulated videolaryngoscopes, separately assessed in a randomized order in the four anesthesia departments of the Montpellier University Hospital. The proportion of Cormack-Lehane III and IV scores was similar between Macintosh laryngoscopes and the McGrath Mac© and the C-MAC-S-PM© nonangulated videolaryngoscopes used as direct laryngoscopes. However, the proportion of Cormack-Lehane III and IV scores was lower with the Macintosh laryngoscopes than with the C-MAC-S©, and the APA™© nonangulated videolaryngoscopes used as direct laryngoscopes. *, P<0.05.
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