The Airtraq as a rescue airway device following failed direct laryngoscopy: a case series.
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Department of Anaesthesia, Clinical Sciences Institute, National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.Issue Date
2007-06MeSH
AdultEquipment Design
Female
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal
Laryngoscopes
Laryngoscopy
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Failure
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The Airtraq as a rescue airway device following failed direct laryngoscopy: a case series. 2007, 62 (6):598-601 AnaesthesiaJournal
AnaesthesiaDOI
10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05036.xPubMed ID
17506739Abstract
We report the successful use of the Airtraq as a rescue device following failed direct laryngoscopy, in patients deemed at increased risk for difficult tracheal intubation. In a series of seven patients, repeated attempts at direct laryngoscopy with the Macintosh blade, and the use of manoeuvres to aid intubation, such as the gum elastic bougie placement, were unsuccessful. In contrast, with the Airtraq device, each patient's trachea was successfully intubated on the first attempt. This report underlines the utility of the Airtraq device in these patients.Item Type
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10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05036.x
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