SCOTI--a new device for identification of tracheal intubation.
A new lightweight device for the detection of placement of a tracheal tube in the trachea or oesophagus is described. The device utilises a sonic technique detecting resonating frequencies in an open (trachea) or closed (oesophagus) structure. Evaluation of the device in a clinical environment is described and it has been shown to be capable of verifying the correct placement of the tracheal tube in the trachea in 98% of patients studied. Further evaluation of this intubating aid appears justified.
Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D004947:Esophagus; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged