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Volume 6 Issue 1 (January, 2018)

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A comparative study of GlideScope (GVL) `and CMAC‑D in tracheal intubation
Bhoop Singh

Background: Airway management in patients with cervical spine pathology is of utmost importance. The present study was conducted to compare GlideScope (GVL) and CMAC‑D in tracheal intubation. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 82 patients of American Society of Anesthesiologists’ status I and II patients scheduled for elective cervical spine surgery. They were divided into 2 groups. Group I patients were grouped into GVL group and group II into CMAC‑D group. Parameters were recorded. Results: The mean age in group I was 45.2 years in group II was 43.6 years, number of cervical axial surgery in group I was 6 and in group II was 7, number of cervical subaxial surgery in group I was 35 and I group II was 34. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05). (IDS) intubation difficulty score in group I was 0.21 and in group II was 0.05, (ADS) airway difficulty score in group I was 8.67 and in group II was 8.13, time of intubation in group I was 31.5 and inn group II was 29.3, Cormack-Lehane Grading in group I was 5 and in group II was 1. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that Both GVL and CMAC‑D with MIAS are equally effective in tracheal intubation in cervical spine injury patients. Key words: Airway, laryngeal mask airway, intubation.

 
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