Comparison of hemodynamic response to tracheal intubation with Macintosh and McCoy laryngoscopes

Background: Use of McCoy blade laryngoscope avoids the lifting force in the vallecula and theoretically should lead to a lower hemodynamic response related to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation. The available literature on the topic is conflicting. Materials and Methods: We studied the hemodynami...

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Main Authors: Mehtab A Haidry, Fauzia A Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2013;volume=29;issue=2;spage=196;epage=199;aulast=Haidry