PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ian Jones
AU  - Katherine Roberts
TI  - Difficult intubation, the bougie and the stylet
AID  - 10.1136/emj.19.5.433
DP  - 2002 Sep 01
TA  - Emergency Medicine Journal
PG  - 433--434
VI  - 19
IP  - 5
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/19/5/433.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/19/5/433.full
SO  - Emerg Med J2002 Sep 01; 19
AB  - A short cut review was carried out to establish whether a gum elastic bougie is more effective than a stylet at improving the success rate in difficult intubation. Altogether 32 papers were found using the reported search, of which one presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date, and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results, and study weaknesses of this best paper are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated.