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World J Crit Care Med. Mar 9, 2025; 14(1): 98938
Published online Mar 9, 2025. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v14.i1.98938
Published online Mar 9, 2025. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v14.i1.98938
Novel flangeless video laryngoscope for limited mouth opening
Mohd Mustahsin, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Era University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
Harshita Singh, Department of Anaesthesiology, Era University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author contributions: Mustahsin M designed the instrument and study, analyzed the data, and wrote and revised the paper; Singh H collected the patient’s data and performed the statistical analysis.
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Corresponding author: Mohd Mustahsin, MD, Associate Professor & Head, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Era University, FFF-2, Doctor’s Residence, Hardoi Road, Sarfarazganj, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India. mustahsin.malik@gmail.com
Received: July 9, 2024
Revised: November 4, 2024
Accepted: November 22, 2024
Published online: March 9, 2025
Processing time: 154 Days and 21.6 Hours
Revised: November 4, 2024
Accepted: November 22, 2024
Published online: March 9, 2025
Processing time: 154 Days and 21.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Airway management in patients with a limited mouth opening is difficult with the currently available video laryngoscopes. We devised an affordable flangeless video laryngoscope and successfully tested it on a manikin.