Dr Eduardo Schiffer,
Consultant Anaesthetist
We have used the McGRATH® Series 5 to intubate an uncooperative and combative patient with severe lingual haematoma due to repeated biting of the tongue. The acute tongue swelling and traumatic macroglossia may result in a life-threatening upper airway obstruction.
Thanks to the very thin profile of the McGRATH® blade and its unique shape, full glottic exposure and rapid tracheal intubation was easily achieved under direct video control. Many cases of difficult or impossible intubation due to difficult direct laryngoscopy have been described in this setting. The McGRATH® video laryngoscope clearly avoided this problem in this case.
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