GlideScope® Versus Flexible Fiber Optic for Awake Upright Laryngoscopy. Silverton NA et al. Ann Emerg Med 2012; 50:159-164. When it comes to intubating critically ill patients, emergency physicians ...

A team of investigators retrospectively analyzed 346,861 anesthesia cases that involved attempted tracheal intubation from 2004 to 2013 at seven academic centers. Of these, 1427 patients (0.41%) had a ...

This article is sponsored by Airtraq. Here are five advantages of video laryngoscopy (“VL”) in ambulatory surgery centers from Felipe Urdaneta, MD, an anesthesiologist in Gainesville, Fla., and ...

Flexible laryngoscopy is a procedure doctors use to examine parts of a person’s throat by inserting a laryngoscope into their mouth or nose. Laryngoscopy is a procedure doctors use to look at the back ...

Recent research efforts have focused on optimal use of information technology in healthcare. A study presented during the ANESTHESIOLOGY™ 2012 annual meeting has shown that an iPhone application ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Video vs. direct laryngoscopy prevents first attempt intubation failure in about one out of every seven patients ...

Doctors sometimes use a small device to look into your throat and larynx (voice box). They do it in a procedure called laryngoscopy. They may do this to figure out why you have a cough or sore throat, ...

A laryngoscopy is an exam that gives your doctor a close-up view of your larynx and throat. The larynx is your voice box. It’s located at the top of your windpipe, or trachea. It’s important to keep ...

Endoscopy is a broad term for a camera being inserted to look at a part of the body. Laryngoscopy is a subtype of endoscopy and can help treat issues in the larynx (or voice box). A laryngoscopy and ...

Laryngeal cancer is often diagnosed with a test called “direct laryngoscopy.” This procedure involves placing a tube with a camera into your throat to examine your larynx and take a biopsy. Share on ...