Tracheal intubation by non-anaesthetist physicians using the Airway Scope
- Correspondence to: Dr Yoshihiro Hirabayashi Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan; yhira{at}jichi.ac.jp
- Accepted 29 April 2007
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the performance of the Airway Scope for tracheal intubation by non-anaesthetist physicians.
Methods: Under supervision by staff anaesthetists, non-anaesthesia residents performed tracheal intubation using either the Airway Scope (n = 100) or Macintosh laryngoscope (n = 100). The time required for airway instrumentation and the success rate at first attempt were investigated.
Results: The time to secure the airway was shorter with the Airway Scope than with the Macintosh laryngoscope (p<0.001). The success rate at first attempt was higher with the Airway Scope than with the Macintosh laryngoscope (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The Airway Scope may reduce the time to secure the airway and the incidence of failed tracheal intubation in novice laryngoscopists.
Footnotes
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Fund: The authors have no affiliation with any manufacturer of any device described in the manuscript and declare no financial interest in relation to the material described in the manuscript. Support was provided solely from institutional and/or departmental sources.
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Competing interest: None.
