Handmade video laryngoscope in Quito- Ecuador

Authors

  • Héctor Xavier Martínez Villegas Treating Physician (adjunct) of the Eugenio Espejo Hospital of Specialties in Quito - Ecuador
  • Pablo Xavier Martínez Santamaría Attending physician (adjunct) of the Baca Ortiz Pediatric Hospital - Quito Ecuador.
  • Alexandra Elizabeth Herrera Toro Oncological anesthesia treating physician - Latacunga General Hospital.
  • Rodrigo Marcelo Rubio Jiménez Mechatronic engineer, independent.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30445/rear.v14i1.976

Keywords:

Airway, endotracheal intubation, video laryngoscopes

Abstract

The management of the airway is a constant challenge for the doctor and very particularly for the anesthesiologist since, in his daily work, he commonly faces situations in which he may have difficulties accessing it and achieving endotracheal intubation of the patient. even more so when it is an unexpected difficult airway, for this, technology and medicine have devised new ways to perform this procedure with a better learning curve and above all better visualization, such is the case of video laryngoscopes.

The problem of having one of them (especially a recognized international brand) is the cost, so we have designed a "handmade" video laryngoscope in our country, with certain differences from others that have come out in other countries, with magnificent resolution and access easy for anesthesiologists above all.

 

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Published

2022-02-03

How to Cite

Martínez Villegas, H. X., Martínez Santamaría, P. X. ., Herrera Toro, A. E., & Rubio Jiménez, R. M. (2022). Handmade video laryngoscope in Quito- Ecuador. Revista Electrónica AnestesiaR, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.30445/rear.v14i1.976