Comparing devices for managing the difficult airway

In reply: Comparing devices for managing the difficult airway

“…We thank Bhakta et al 1 for their interest in our work 2 and for emphasizing the importance of the epiglottis–blade interaction in the management of difficult tracheal intubation.…”

“…Bhakta et al 1 highlight a crucial point that restricted glottis movement might substantially impair the view of the glottis during laryngoscopy and that indirect or direct glottis lifting plays a key role in difficult airway management. While Macintosh videolaryngoscopy relies on indirect epiglottis lifting by point pressure on the hyoepiglottic ligament in the vallecula, straight-blade techniques rely on direct epiglottis lifting by placing the blade’s tip beneath the epiglottis and close to the anterior commissure.…”