Use of the Pentax-AWS in 293 patients with difficult airways.

T, Asai; EH, Liu; S, Matsumoto; Y, Hirabayashi; N, Seo; A, Suzuki; T, Toi; K, Yasumoto; Y, Okuda

doi:10.1097/aln.0b013e31819c45e5

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Use of the Pentax-AWS in 293 patients with difficult airways.

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Asai T

Liu EH

Matsumoto S

Abstract

Background Several case reports have shown that the Pentax-AWS (Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, Japan), a new video laryngoscope, is useful in patients with difficult airways.Methods We assessed the effectiveness of the Pentax-AWS in two groups. Group 1 included 270 patients in whom direct laryngoscopy usi...

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