Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of Disposcope endoscope on endotracheal intubation in tonsillectomy for children and compare it with Macintosh laryngoscope.Methods 60 children underwent elective tonsillectomy (aged 6~9 years, ASA grade for Ⅰ~Ⅱ, Mallampati airway grade for I~Ⅱ, grading of tonsil enlargement for Ⅰ~Ⅱ) were included into this study. The children were assigned randomly into either the Disposcope endoscope group (group DE) or the Macintosh laryngoscope group (group MA). After induction of general anesthesia, endotracheal intubations of the two groups were performed by Disposcope endoscope and Macintosh laryngoscope respectively. The glottic exposure time, total time of endotracheal intubation, glottic exposure grade, endotracheal intubation times, number of cases of intubation complications, heart rate and mean arterial pressure at each phase of anesthesia induction and the ‘mouth to nose’ distance between the child and the anesthesiologist were recorded.Results The glottic exposure time and total time of endotracheal intubation in group DE were shorter than those in group MA (P = 0.000); The glottic exposure grade in group DE was better than that in group MA (P < 0.01); All patients in group DE were successfully intubated at the first time, while 3 patients in group MA needed secondary intubation; The incidence of intubation complications in DE group was lower than that in MA group (P < 0.05); The ‘mouth-to-nose’ distance between the child and the anesthesiologist in group DE was significantly greater than that in group MA (P = 0.000); There was no significant difference in heart rate and mean arterial pressure between the two groups at T0, T1 and T4, while the heart rate and mean arterial pressure of the DE group at T2 and T3 were lower than that of the MA group (P < 0.01).Conclusion Compared with the Macintosh laryngoscope, endotracheal intubation with Disoscope endoscope in tonsillectomy for children can significantly improve the glottis exposure effect, shorten the operation time of endotracheal intubation, reduce intubation complications, reduce hemodynamic fluctuation, and increase the ‘mouth-to-nose’ distance between the child and the anesthesiologist.