• Direct laryngoscopy lets your doctor see deeper into your throat. (wellspan.org)
  • This study was undertaken to quantify the extent and distribution of segmental cervical motion produced by direct laryngoscopy and orotracheal intubation in human subjects without cervical abnormality. (asahq.org)
  • This investigation quantifies the behavior of the normal cervical spine during direct laryngoscopy with a Macintosh blade. (asahq.org)
  • Direct laryngoscopy, the most commonly employed means of facilitating tracheal intubation, creates some degree of cervical spine extension in the course of aligning the oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal axes. (asahq.org)
  • [1-6] While it is generally acknowledged that motion associated with direct laryngoscopy occurs predominantly in the upper cervical regions, [2,7,8] the magnitude and distribution of movement across these spinal segments have not been well characterized. (asahq.org)