Description and first clinical application of AirWay Scope for tracheal intubation.
We have developed a novel airway apparatus, AirWay Scope, which we have used in the orotracheal intubation of 10 consecutive patients requiring general anesthesia before neurosurgical procedures. The characteristic shape of the introducer (INTLOCK), the tube guiding function and the sighting device of the AirWay Scope has possibility to facilitate tracheal intubation. Here, we report the first clinical application of this system and describe potential advantages of the apparatus.
Koyama
Jun-ichi
J
Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi, Matsumoto, Japan. koyaman@hsp.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp
Aoyama
Tatsuro
T
Kusano
Yoshikazu
Y
Seguchi
Tatsuya
T
Kawagishi
Kyutaro
K
Iwashita
Tomomi
T
Okamoto
Kazufumi
K
Okudera
Hiroshi
H
Takasuna
Hiroshi
H
Hongo
Kazuhiro
K
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005931:Glottis / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D014132:Trachea / Q000033:anatomy & histology