Airtraq Versus Standard Direct Laryngoscopy in the Pediatric Airway

A Comparison of the Airtraq and Standard Direct Laryngoscopy in the Pediatric Airway - A Randomized Trial.

Time to intubate, view to glottic opening and success rate are not different when Airtraq technique is used compared to standard direct laryngoscopy in children.

50 children (age 5 years and 11 month or younger) with expected easy intubation, scheduled for elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation are enrolled.

Inclusion Criteria:

• elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria:

• predicted difficult bag-mask ventilation
• predicted difficult intubation
• rapid sequence induction
• emergency endotracheal intubation
• hemodynamic instability
• emergency surgery
• non-english speaking caregivers/parents