title: A comparison of an integrated suction blade versus a traditional videolaryngoscope blade in the endotracheal intubation of a hemorrhagic cadaver model - a pilot study.
abstract: In this pilot study, we evaluated two types of videolaryngoscope blades (integrated suction vs. traditional) with the Storz CMAC videolaryngoscope in the intubation of a lightly embalmed hemorrhagic cadaver model. No significant differences were found between the devices in the success rates for the intubations. The study subjects indicated a preference for the integrated suction blade in hemorrhagic airway intubation.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wadman
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Nicholas
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bernhagen
authors.forename: Gail M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kuper
authors.forename: Nikola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miljkovic
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Massignan
authors.forename: Ben H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Boedeker
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D006470:Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018715:Microscopy, Video / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014132:Trachea / Q000098:blood supply*