J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol
January 2018
Objectives: The aim of the study was to compare time to intubation and glottic visualization between Macintosh, McCoy, and Glidescope video laryngoscope (GVL) in morbidly obese patients.
Methodology: Forty-five American Society of Anesthesiologists I-III morbidly obese patients were randomized into three groups of 15 each and time to intubation, Cormack-Lehane grading, and Intubation Difficulty Score (IDS) were compared.
Results: GVL took more time to intubate (TTI) compared to Macintosh and McCoy laryngoscope ( = 0.