Tracheal intubation by non-anaesthetist physicians using the Airway Scope.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the performance of the Airway Scope for tracheal intubation by non-anaesthetist physicians.


METHODS
Under supervision by staff anaesthetists, non-anaesthesia residents performed tracheal intubation using either the Airway Scope (n = 100) or Macintosh laryngoscope (n = 100). The time required for airway instrumentation and the success rate at first attempt were investigated.


RESULTS
The time to secure the airway was shorter with the Airway Scope than with the Macintosh laryngoscope (p<0.001). The success rate at first attempt was higher with the Airway Scope than with the Macintosh laryngoscope (p<0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
The Airway Scope may reduce the time to secure the airway and the incidence of failed tracheal intubation in novice laryngoscopists.
Hirabayashi
Yoshihiro
Y
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi, Japan. yhira@jichi.ac.jp
Seo
Norimasa
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D002983:Clinical Competence; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D016896:Treatment Outcome