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The Totaltrack TM is a new video laryngeal mask, which combines a supraglottic airway with a videolaryngoscope. We evaluated the performance of this device in an observational study in 300 adult patients. The Totaltrack was inserted at the first attempt and the glottis seen in all cases. In 249 patients (83%; 95%CI 78.7-87.3%) the glottis was seen at the first attempt. Adequate ventilation and tracheal intubation were achieved in all patients. The median time to visualisation of vocal cords, to confirmation of ventilation and to successful tracheal intubation was 5 s, 13 s and 24 s, respectively. Nineteen patients (6.3%; 95%CI 3.55-9.05%) suffered minor complications, such as mucosal lesion or blood staining. The Totaltrack appears effective for airway management., (© 2019 Association of Anaesthetists.)

Chondrodysplasia punctata syndrome is a group of rare congenital diseases that give rise to malformations, mainly skeletal, linked to the premature calcification of structures. There is little in the literature in the field of Anaesthesiology on this despite there being some clinical manifestations, particularly the possibility of difficult airway, which may be of importance during the peri-operative period. During the first years of life, the patients affected are often subjected to repeated surgery to correct their malformations. We describe the anaesthetic treatment during orthopaedic surgery of a paediatric patient with Conradi-Hünermann type chondrodysplasia punctata, highlighting the managementof the airway using a laryngeal mask in combination with balanced general anaesthesia with remifentanil. We also present a review of the characteristics of the different entities of these syndromes, with special emphasis on the aspects most relevant to the anaesthesiologist., (Copyright © 2012 Sociedad Española de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor. Published by Elsevier España. All rights reserved.)

Summary: The TotaltrackTM is a new video laryngeal mask, which combines a supraglottic airway with a videolaryngoscope. We evaluated the performance of this device in an observational study in 300 adult patients. The Totaltrack was inserted at the first attempt and the glottis seen in all cases. In 249 patients (83%; 95%CI 78.7–87.3%) the glottis was seen at the first attempt. Adequate ventilation and tracheal intubation were achieved in all patients. The median time to visualisation of vocal cords, to confirmation of ventilation and to successful tracheal intubation was 5 s, 13 s and 24 s, respectively. Nineteen patients (6.3%; 95%CI 3.55–9.05%) suffered minor complications, such as mucosal lesion or blood staining. The Totaltrack appears effective for airway management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]