Comparison of Hemodynamic Response to Laryngoscopy Using Miller and McCoy Blade

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 5; p. e24914
• Main Authors: Mahadevaiah, Thejeswini, T S, Deepak, Rani, Roopa, K N, Vikas, G M, Shwetha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 11.05.2022; Cureus
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Anesthesiology; Blood pressure; Cardiac arrhythmia; Epiglottis; Heart rate; Hemodynamics; Hypertension; Intubation; Laryngoscopy; Larynx; Patients; Surgery; laryngoscopy; intubation; pressor response; miller blade; mccoy blade

The most commonly used equipment to aid endotracheal intubation is a laryngoscope, and the procedure performed is known as laryngoscopy, which leads to profound cardiovascular effects. The process of laryngoscopy causes the release of catecholamines, thereby leading to marked pressor responses and t...