title: Muallem endo-tracheal tube introducer: (METTI)--an aid for the difficult airway.
abstract: This is a brief report evaluating a new single use endotracheal tube introducer (METTI) which has a soft curved atraumatic tip. The introducer was tried in 44 patients, whose direct laryngoscopic view was simulated to Cormack IIIb score, and in six patients with real Cormack III score. The overall success rate of railroading of the tracheal tube over the introducer was 94% from the first attempt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. mm08@aub.edu.lb
authors.forename: Musa K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Muallem
authors.forename: Mireille S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Azar
authors.forename: Frederic J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Gerges
authors.forename: Viviane G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Nasr
authors.forename: Anis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baraka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D008875:Middle Aged