Background: Combining video laryngoscopy with awake upright intubation may provide an alternative modality of endotracheal intubation (ETI) that avoids pitfalls associated with traditional ETI.
Objective: We compared laryngoscopic views and time intervals between the GlideScope (GVL) and C-MAC video laryngoscopes using a face-to-face technique in awake, upright volunteers.
Methods: We performed a prospective, randomized, crossover study performing awake upright laryngoscopy on healthy volunteers.