title: Improving fiberoptic intubation with a novel tongue retraction device.
abstract: This study examined the utility of a novel tongue retractor created with a wider working blade and a more ergonomic curve to provide jaw lift and tongue management with one hand during intubation. Anesthesia providers participated in simulated intubation of a difficult manikin using the novel tongue retractor with the Bonfils video fiberscope. Results show that the tongue retractor improved placement success and was well received by the study participants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4455, USA. bboedeker@unmc.edu
authors.forename: Ben H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Boedeker
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernhagen
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Nicholas
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Linnaus
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D014059:Tongue