Study on the effect of a cold environment on the quality of three video laryngoscopes: McGrath MAC, GlideScope Ranger, and Pentax Airway Scopeopen access
- Authors
- Park, Jin Won; Choi, Hyuk Joong
- Issue Date
- Dec-2019
- Publisher
- SEOUL KOREAN SOC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- Keywords
- Intubation; intratracheal; Cold temperature; Laryngoscopes
- Citation
- CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE, v.6, no.4, pp.351 - 355
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- Volume
- 6
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 351
- End Page
- 355
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/146723
- DOI
- 10.15441/ceem.18.063
- ISSN
- 2383-4625
- Abstract
- Objective: Several environmental factors influence the prehospital use of video laryngoscopes (VLs). For example, fogging of the VL lens can occur in cold environments, and the low temperature can cause the VLs to malfunction. As relevant research on the effect of environment on VLs is lacking, we aimed to study the effect of a cold environment on three commonly used VLs.
Methods: McGrath MAC, Pentax Airway Scope (AWS), and GlideScope Ranger were exposed to temperatures of -5°C, -10°C, -20°C, and -25°C for 1 hour each and then applied to a manikin in a thermohydrostat room 5 times. Immediately after turning on the power and inserting the blade, the time until an appropriate glottic image appeared on the screen was measured.
Results: McGrath MAC was able to accomplish immediate intubation regardless of the temperature drop. However, GlideScope Ranger required an average of 4.9 seconds (-5°C to -20°C) and 10.1 seconds (-25°C) until appropriate images were obtained for intubation. AWS showed adequate image acquisition immediately after blade insertion despite slight fogging at -20°C, but at -25°C, images suitable for intubation did not appear on the screen for an average of 4.7 minutes.
Conclusion: All three devices appear to be usable without any limitations up to -20°C. However, GlideScope Ranger and AWS may not produce images immediately at temperatures below -25°C. Thus, medical practitioners performing VL in a cold environment should be aware of the characteristics of the VL devices in advance.
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