title: Emergency intubation with the Combitube in two cases of difficult airway management.
abstract: The airway was managed successfully in two cases of difficult intubation using the Combitube, a new device for emergency intubation, which combines the functions of an oesophageal obturator airway and a conventional endotracheal airway. One patient could not be intubated due to lockjaw; in the other patient, the vocal cords could not be seen because of continued vomiting. The cases illustrate the benefit of the Combitube during emergency intubation for different problems and its effectiveness as an alternative to traditional intubation techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Vienna Medical School, Austria.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Staudinger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tesinsky
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klappacher
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brugger
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rintelen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Locker
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frass
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy