title: Description and first clinical application of AirWay Scope for tracheal intubation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi, Matsumoto, Japan. koyaman@hsp.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Tatsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoyama
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kusano
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seguchi
authors.forename: Kyutaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawagishi
authors.forename: Tomomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwashita
authors.forename: Kazufumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okudera
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takasuna
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hongo
mesh_terms: 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