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The Airtraq is a single-use, indirect laryngoscopic device with an image transfer channel that transmits a view of the glottis without the need to align the oral, pharyngeal, and tracheal axes. Previous research suggests that the Airtraq is easy to use (JW Emerg Med Nov 3 2006). The authors of this unsponsored study compared cervical spine (C-spine) motion during laryngoscopy using the Airtraq and Macintosh laryngoscopes.
Twenty adult patients who required routine intubation for elective gynecologic surgery in the operating suite underwent laryngoscopy with both the Airtraq and Macintosh devices, in random order. Patients with a history of difficult intubation or C-spine injury were excluded. All laryngoscopies were performed by a single ane…