Volume 24, Issue 9 pp. 1009-1011
Case Report

The use of Google Glass for airway assessment and management

Rebecca J. Spencer

Rebecca J. Spencer

Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

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Philip H. Chang

Philip H. Chang

Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

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Alexander R. Guimaraes

Alexander R. Guimaraes

Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

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Paul G. Firth

Corresponding Author

Paul G. Firth

Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Correspondence

Paul G. Firth, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA

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First published: 21 July 2014
Citations: 17

Summary

Currently, information about airway assessment and tracheal intubation is communicated verbally or in writing. Google Glass can record this information in real time with minimal disruption to work flow, using standard operating room lighting.

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