A comparison of performance of endotracheal intubation using the Levitan FPS optical stylet or Lary-Flex videolaryngoscope in morbidly obese patients.

Tomasz M Gaszyński Monika PietrzykTomasz SzewczykEwelina Gaszynska

Published in: TheScientificWorldJournal (2014)

The Lary-Flex videolaryngoscope and the Levitan FPS optical stylet improve the laryngeal visualization in morbidly obese patients, allowing for fast endotracheal intubation, but Lary-Flex produces less cardiovascular response to intubation attempt.

Keyphrases

obese patients
bariatric surgery
cardiac arrest
gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
high resolution
high speed
weight loss