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advantage of letting other surgical team mem-
bers see what the anesthesia provider can
see, to better provide assistance. If the laryn-
goscope and screen unit are equipped with
standard video cable jacks, it opens the door
to displaying the airway imaging on surgical
monitors or even the big, wall-mounted
screen for everyone in the room to see.
3. Availability
How your anesthesia providers intend to use
video laryngoscopes can also influence which
devices to choose, particularly in terms of
their portability, power and reusability.
Compact, self-contained, handheld units
travel easily for emergency airway visualiza-
tion wherever it's needed. But with portability
come issues of wear and tear, whether the
battery is regularly and sufficiently charged,
and even where the instrument is when it's
needed, says Mr. Henson. Laryngoscopes with
external IV-pole- or dolly-mounted screens are
mobile but easy to locate. Their stability
offers durability and they can be plugged in
for redundant, reliable power.
The proportion of reusable to single-use
components varies from product to product,
and can involve both budgetary and repro-
cessing workflow issues. With most, the
screen, camera, fiber-optic light source and
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