2022 American Society of Anesthesiologists practice guidelines for management of the difficult airway

JL Apfelbaum, CA Hagberg, RT Connis… - …, 2022 - pubs.asahq.org
The American Society of Anesthesiologists; All India Difficult Airway Association; European
Airway Management Society; European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care; …

Evidence for benefit vs novelty in new intubation equipment

EC Behringer, MS Kristensen - Anaesthesia, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A myriad of new intubation equipment has been introduced commercially since the
appearance of Macintosh/Miller blades in the 1940s. We review the role of devices that are …

Optical devices in tracheal intubation—state of the art in 2020

J Matek, F Kolek, O Klementova, P Michalek… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The review article is focused on developments in optical devices, other than laryngoscopes,
in airway management and tracheal intubation. It brings information on advantages and …

The performance of rigid scopes for tracheal intubation: a randomised, controlled trial in patients with a simulated difficult airway

M Kleine‐Brueggeney, R Greif, N Urwyler… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We compared the Bonfils™ and SensaScope™ rigid fibreoptic scopes in 200 patients with a
simulated difficult airway randomised to one of the two devices. A cervical collar inhibited …

[HTML][HTML] Development of endotracheal intubation devices for patients with tumors

Y Liu, Y Zhang, B Zhu, W Xu, Y Yang… - American Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The incidence and mortality of malignant tumors are rapidly increasing in the world. Patients
with malignant tumors often need surgery for treatment. Endotracheal intubation is a …

Learning curves for two fiberscopes in simulated difficult airway scenario with cumulative sum method

D Altun, T Ozkan-Seyhan, E Camci… - Simulation in …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Methods Difficult airway simulation was achieved with tongue edema in mannequin. After
approval of volunteers, we asked 15 anesthesiology residents without any experience with …

[HTML][HTML] A novel modified method of using Trachway intubating stylet for awake tracheal intubation in patients with anticipated difficult airway

KC Hung - Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica, 2013 - Elsevier
The Trachway intubating stylet is designed to facilitate tracheal intubation in anesthetized
patients with a normal or difficult airway anatomy. The shortcoming of this device is the lack …

Ease of intubation with the Parker Flex-Tip or a standard Mallinckrodt endotracheal tube using a video laryngoscope (GlideScope)

BP Radesic, C Winkelman, R Einsporn… - AANA journal, 2012 - search.ebscohost.com
Two endotracheal tubes (ETTs) are available for use in operative suites for intubation: the
Parker Flex-Tip (PFT, Parker Medical) and the standard Mallinckrodt (Covidien). To the …

The skill of tracheal intubation with rigid scopes–a randomised controlled trial comparing learning curves in 740 intubations

L Theiler, R Greif, L Bütikofer, K Arheart… - BMC …, 2020 - Springer
Background Rigid scopes are successfully used for management of difficult airways, but
learning curves have not been established. Methods This randomised controlled trial was …

Subcutaneous dissociative conscious sedation (sDCS) an alternative method for airway regional blocks: a new approach

MJ Javid - BMC anesthesiology, 2011 - Springer
Background Predicted difficult airway is a definite indication for awake intubation and
spontaneous ventilation. Airway regional blocks which are commonly used to facilitate …