Different Types Of Laryngoscopes During Routine Intubation in Adult Patients

Comparison Of C-MAC Videolaryngoscopy, Kingsvision Videolaryngoscopy and Macintosh Laryngoscopy During Routine Intubation in Adult Patients

C-MAC videolaryngoscope (Karl Storz, Tuttlingen, GERMANY) with its Macintosh like blade is used with standard direct laryngoscopy technique. KingsVisionTM videolaryngoscopes (KingSystems, IN, USA) have also Macintosh like single use blades that are channeled, wider and shorter than conventional Macintosh blades.We aim to compare these two laryngoscopes and Macintosh laryngoscope during routine intubation in adult patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 200 American Society of Anesthesiology I-III patients between 18-80 years old undergoing elective abdominal surgery and planned to be intubated orotracheally will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with upper respiratory problems and predicted difficult airways will be excluded from the study.