Use of the Ambu® aScope™ in 10 patients with predicted difficult intubation

Summary Fibreoptic intubation is the gold standard for patients with predicted difficult intubation. The Ambu® aScope™ is a single‐use device for fibreoptic tracheal intubation. We assessed its performance in 10 patients with predicted difficult tracheal intubation. The procedure was easy and succes...

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Published in:Anaesthesia 2010-10, Vol.65 (10), p.1037-1040
Main Authors: Pujol, E., López, A. M., Valero, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Disposable Equipment
Drug therapy
Equipment Design
Fiber Optic Technology - instrumentation
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal - instrumentation
Intubation, Intratracheal - methods
Laryngoscopes
Medical equipment
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Patients
Throat surgery
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Summary:Summary Fibreoptic intubation is the gold standard for patients with predicted difficult intubation. The Ambu® aScope™ is a single‐use device for fibreoptic tracheal intubation. We assessed its performance in 10 patients with predicted difficult tracheal intubation. The procedure was easy and successful in nine patients. However, the limited time of use did not permit intubation in one patient who required three attempts with different size tracheal tubes. The limited image resolution that can be expected of a single‐use fibreoptic system and the absence of a suction channel are other potential limitations. On the other hand, being single‐use this device has the advantage of avoiding the risk of infectious disease transmission and is always ready to use.
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06477.x