McGrath Mac VideoLaryngoscope vs the Macintosh Laryngoscope

Randomised Controlled Trial of Intubation With the McGrath Mac VideoLaryngoscope vs the Macintosh Laryngoscope

Videolaryngoscopes become widely used. The aim of this study is to compare McGrath Mac videolaryngoscope to conventional MacIntosh laryngoscope in patients without known risk of difficult of mask ventilation and of tracheal intubation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patient scheduled for a general anesthesia with orotracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria:

• predictable risk of difficult mask ventilation or of difficult tracheal intubation
• necessity of a rapid sequence induction
• contra-indication to sufentanil, to propofol, or to atracurium
• ENT, thoracic surgery, or intracranial surgery