ReviewTherapeutics and clinical risk management2017
Current evidence for the use of C-MAC videolaryngoscope in adult airway management: a review of the literature.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Video laryngoscopy does not improve the intubation outcomes in emergency and critical patients - a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Critical care (London, England) · 2017Pooled it
- A Comparison of the Effectiveness of the McCoy Laryngoscope and the C-MAC D-Blade Video Laryngoscope in Obese Patients.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
- A comparative evaluation of fibreoptic bronchoscopy versus C-MACCanadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2024Trial
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- Comparison of C-MAC D-blade videolaryngoscope and McCoy laryngoscope efficacy for nasotracheal intubation in simulated cervical spinal injury: a prospective randomized comparative study.BMC anesthesiology · 2020Trial
- Comparison of videolaryngoscope-guided versus standard digital insertion techniques of the ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway: a prospective randomized study.BMC anesthesiology · 2019Trial
- The midline approach for endotracheal intubation using GlideScope video laryngoscopy could provide better glottis exposure in adults: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2019Trial
- Comparison of the Effectiveness of the C-MAC Versus the McGrath Videolaryngoscope for Adult Endotracheal Intubation in Clinical Patients, Simulated Patients, and Manikin Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Anesthesiology research and practice · 2026Review
- Hemodynamic Response to Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation With Conventional Macintosh Laryngoscope Versus C-MAC Video Laryngoscope in Patients Undergoing Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Anesthesiology research and practice · 2026Article
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- Awake videolaryngoscopic orotracheal intubation in patients with laryngeal tumour using the C-MAC D-Blade.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2022Article
- Comparison of different types of stylets with no-stylet technique for intubation with C-MAC D-Blade® videolaryngoscope in simulated difficult airway: A prospective randomized study.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2021Article
- Tracheal intubation with video laryngoscopy in out-of-hospital sitting.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2021Article
- A comparison of intubating conditions for nasotracheal intubation with standard direct Macintosh laryngoscope versus C-MAC® video laryngoscope employing cuff inflation technique in adult patients.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Comparison of aerosol box intubation with C-MAC video laryngoscope and direct laryngoscopy-A randomised controlled trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Comparison of Laryngoscopic Views betweenC-MAC™ and Conventional Laryngoscopy in Patients with Multiple Preoperative Prognostic Criteria of Difficult Intubation. An Observational Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Observational
- A Synopsis of Contemporary Anesthesia Airway Management.Translational perioperative and pain medicine · 2019Article
- Is KingVision videolaryngoscope with a bougie really an effective solution for emergency intubation?Critical care (London, England) · 2018Article
- The use of the C-MAC videolaryngoscope for awake intubation in patients with a predicted extremely difficult airway: case series.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2018Article
- Comparison of haemodynamic response to tracheal intubation with two different videolaryngoscopes: A randomized clinical trial.Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)Article
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Abstract
The C-MAC videolaryngoscope is the first Macintosh-typed videolaryngoscope. Since the advent of its original version video Macintosh system in 1999, this device has been modified several times. A unique feature of C-MAC device is its ability to provide the 2 options of direct and video laryngoscopy with the same device. The available evidence shows that in patients with normal airways, C-MAC videolaryngoscope compared with direct laryngoscopy can provide comparable or better laryngeal views and exerts less force on maxillary incisors, but does not offer conclusive benefits with regard to intubation time, intubation success, number of intubation attempts, the use of adjuncts, and hemodynamic responses to intubation. In patients with predicted or known difficult airways, C-MAC videolaryngoscope can achieve a better laryngeal view, a higher intubation success rate and a shorter intubation time than direct laryngoscopy. Furthermore, the option to perform direct and video laryngoscopy with the same device makes C-MAC videolaryngoscope exceptionally useful for emergency intubation. In addition, the C-MAC videolaryngoscope is a very good tool for tracheal intubation teaching. However, tracheal intubation with C-MAC videolaryngoscope may occasionally fail and introduction of C-MAC videolaryngoscope in clinical practice must be accompanied by formal training programs in normal and difficult airway managements.
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