title: Rapidity and accuracy of tracheal intubation in a mannequin: comparison of the fibreoptic with the Bullard laryngoscope.
abstract: Successful tracheal intubation with the flexible fibreoptic bronchoscope requires a certain amount of skill which is acquired by practice. It has been suggested that the new Bullard laryngoscope may be mastered more easily. To determine if learning was superior with a flexible fibreoptic or the Bullard device, the ease of tracheal intubation with both devices was compared by first-year anaesthetic residents, using a mannequin modified to make intubation difficult. The Bullard laryngoscope was as easy to master as the flexible fibreoptic device, but passage of the tracheal tube took longer. Both devices require a similar amount of practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9068.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dyson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008348:Manikins; D013997:Time Factors