Management of the difficult infant airway with the Storz Video Laryngoscope: a case series

Rebecca S Hackell; Lisa D Held; Paul A Stricker; John E Fiadjoe

doi:10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181ad8a05

Management of the difficult infant airway with the Storz Video Laryngoscope: a case series

Anesth Analg. 2009 Sep;109(3):763-6. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181ad8a05.

Authors

Rebecca S Hackell¹, Lisa D Held, Paul A Stricker, John E Fiadjoe

Affiliation

¹ The General Anesthesia Division, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.

PMID: 19690244
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181ad8a05

Abstract

The incorporation of video technology into laryngoscopes provides an additional option for the management of difficult intubations. We report the successful use of the Miller 1 Storz Video Laryngoscope in seven infants with difficult direct laryngoscopy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bronchoscopy / methods
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intubation, Intratracheal / methods*
Laryngoscopes*
Laryngoscopy / methods*
Male
Optical Fibers
Trachea / anatomy & histology
Video Recording