A new universal laryngoscope blade | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由KGerlach著作·2003·被引用23次—TheDörgesuniversallaryngoscopebladehasseveralfeaturesdesignedtofacilitatetrachealintubation.Thenumberoflaryngoscopebladesmaybereduced ...

The Dörges universal laryngoscope blade has several features designed to facilitate tracheal intubation. The number of laryngoscope blades may be reduced from four to two, or even one, which indicate less space requirement and costs. This new universal laryngoscope blade, has a lower profile (height 15 vs. 22 mm) than a Macintosh laryngoscope blade size 3 and 4, which may facilitate manoeuvring of the laryngoscope in the mouth. In random order, 40 non-anaesthesia senior house officers used a Macintosh laryngoscope blade size 3 or 4 in an adult airway management trainer, a Macintosh laryngoscope blade size 2 in a paediatric airway management trainer, and the Dörges universal laryngoscope blade for both airway management trainers to perform orotracheal intubation. The number of intubation attempts and failures was counted. Participants reported the laryngoscopic view according to Cormack and Lehane. The time from touc...