Researchers Suggest Pentax AWS Laryngoscope Not Be Substituted for Macintosh #4 Blade - Becker's Hospital Review

Researchers have suggested the Pentax AWS laryngoscope not be routinely substituted for the Macintosh laryngoscope and #4 blade in morbidly obese patients, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on the Pentax AWS laryngoscope and Macintosh laryngoscope and #4 blade.

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