King Vision vs Macintosh Laryngoscopy for Intubation Time in Novice Users

King Vision Videolaryngoscope (KVVL) is one of the new indirect laryngoscopes with disposable (either with channeled or non-channeled) blades .Both designs include an anti-fog lens coating . The channelled KVVL has a rigid blade with an integrated channel for introducing the endotracheal tube. The height and width of the standard non-channeled and channeled blades are 13 mm and 26 mm vs 18 mm and 29 mm, respectively. The KVVL has a unique design and high-quality image . It has a camera that enables a clear view of the glottis. It is a solid, portable, battery-operated device with an organic LED display for video laryngoscopy . It allows better glottis visualization and Cormack Lehane score than DL. Compared with Airtraq, the KVVL has wide field of view (160° vs 80° respectively) and potentially shortens the time to tracheal intubation .

In clinical practice, direct laryngoscopy (DL) with either a curved (Macintosh) or straight (Miller) blade is a well-known and reliable technique in the hands of an experienced operator.