Use of a malleable bougie and curved forceps with videolaryngoscopy in airway management training in a cadaver model - a pilot study.

Abstract

The wider angle of view of videolaryngoscopy versus standard direct laryngoscopy requires an assessment of the adjunctive devices used to facilitate intubation. In this study, subjects performed malleable bougie-assisted intubation and curved forceps removal of a glottic foreign body using videolaryngoscopy on a lightly embalmed cadaver and completed a post-procedure questionnaire. All subjects valued access to the malleable bougie available at their hospitals and 82% valued access to the curved forceps. Malleable bougie and curved forceps seem well-suited to facilitate videolaryngoscopic airway management.

• Authors: Michael Wadman, Thomas A Nicholas, Mary A Bernhagen, Gail M Kuper, Nikola Miljkovic, Steven Schmidt, Jason Massignan, Ben H Boedeker
• Journal: Studies in health technology and informatics (Stud Health Technol Inform) Vol. 173 Pg. 537-9 ( 2012) ISSN: 0926-9630 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 22357053 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Airway Management (instrumentation)
• Cadaver
• Foreign Bodies (surgery)
• Glottis
• Health Personnel (education)
• Humans
• Microscopy, Video (instrumentation)
• Pilot Projects
• Task Performance and Analysis