title: User preference comparing a conventional videolaryngoscope blade vs. a novel suction videolaryngoscope blade in simulated hemorrhagic airway intubation.
abstract: The hemorrhagic airway makes visualization during laryngoscopy and intubation difficult. A specially designed videolaryngoscope blade with integrated suction was developed and studied in a simulated hemorrhagic airway at the Omaha VA Medical Center. Results show that, if available, many users would choose to include this new suction device in their standard airway carts due to its "always there" design.
authors.affiliation: Research Service, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE, 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: W Bosseau
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006470:Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D018715:Microscopy, Video / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*