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由YPassi著作·2014·被引用42次—Comparisonofthelaryngoscopyviewswiththesize1MillerandMacintoshlaryngoscopebladesliftingtheepiglottisorthebaseofthetongue ...

Background: Miller laryngoscope blades are preferred for laryngoscopy in infants and children <2 yr of age. Despite their long history, the laryngeal view with the Miller blade size 1 has never been compared with that with the Macintosh (MAC) blade in children. This prospective, single-blinded, randomized study was designed to compare the laryngeal views with the size 1 Miller and MAC blades in children <2 yr.

Methods: With IRB approval, 50 ASA I and II children <2 yr undergoing elective surgery were enrolled. After an inhalation induction and neuromuscular block with i.v. rocuronium 0.5 mg kg(-1), two laryngeal views were obtained with a single blade (Miller or MAC) in each child: one lifting the epiglottis and another lifting the tongue base. The best laryngeal views in each blade position were photographed with a SONY(®) Cyber-shot camera and rated by a blinded anaesthesiologist using th...