Title |
Airway management disasters in the ICU - lessons learned?
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Published in |
Critical Care, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/cc11641 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Christian Byhahn, Erol Cavus |
Abstract |
ABSTRACT: The C-MAC video laryngoscope substantially reduced poor glottic views and increased intubation success in ICU patients with at least one predictor for difficult intubation. However, all video-assisted and optical intubation devices have different view angles, thus producing different images with particular distortion, and even experts in 'old-fashioned' airway management need a substantial level of training with a certain device before using it safely and successfully in critical situations and patients. Video laryngoscopes, regardless of a particular brand or device, cannot be used intuitively - they require expert skills and routines to be turned into a life-saving airway management tool. |
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