title: Esophageal obturator airway.
abstract: The esophageal obturator airway has been in use for the past 20 years. It is promoted as being easy to use and can be rapidly inserted blindly; however, numerous complications have been noted. The device is reviewed in this article and compared to endotracheal intubation.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Pons
mesh_terms: D004947:Esophagus; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation*