Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
ISSN: 2155-6148
Subham Garg
India
Research Article
Comparative Evaluation of Lightwand (Lighted Stylet) with Direct Laryngoscopy on Hemodynamic Response- A Prospective Study
Author(s): Manish Jain, Subham Garg, Bhawana Rastogi, Vijendrapal Singh, Kumkum Gupta and Vaibhav TiwariManish Jain, Subham Garg, Bhawana Rastogi, Vijendrapal Singh, Kumkum Gupta and Vaibhav Tiwari
Background:Laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation are often associated with hypertension, tachycardia, and an increase in plasma catecholamine concentrations. The present study was done to compare the hemodynamic response during tracheal intubation, guided by either Lightwand or Direct laryngoscopy.
Method and patients: Seventy adult consented patients of ASA I or II aged 18-58 years of either sex scheduled for elective surgeries from September 2011 to March 2013 were randomized according to sealed envelopes into two groups of 35 patients each. The patients of Group LWI were intubated with lighted stylet (Lightwand, GE) and patients of Group DLI were intubated using direct laryngoscope (Macintosh). Any patient with history of systemic hypertension and cardiopulmonary disease, hepatic, renal or endocrine disorder, difficult airway or MP Grade I.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000419