Glidescope Videolaryngoscope and Macintosh Laryngoscope in Children

Comparison of Glidescope Videolaryngoscope and Macintosh Laryngoscope in Children Aged >1 Years

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the intubation time of Glidescope compared with Macintoch laryngoscope in pediatric patients, ease of intubation, and cardiovascular changes during intubation.

This was a prospective randomized clinical study to be performed in pediatric patients older than 1 years who are undergoing surgical procedures requiring endotracheal intubation. Time to endotracheal intubation was compared between patients intubated using a GlideScope® video laryngoscope, and those intubated by standard direct laryngoscopy. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the intubation time of Glidescope compared with Macintoch laryngoscope in pediatric patients, ease of intubation, and cardiovascular changes during intubation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA physical status I-II patients,
• scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria:

• risk of pulmonary aspiration,
• presence of difficult intubation,
• emergency surgery,
• cardiovascular disease,
• respiratuar disease,
• hemodynamic instability.