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Comparative Study
. 2006 Nov;103(5):1264-6.
doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000242521.58073.85.

Laryngeal mask airway and bougie intubation failures: the Combitube as a secondary rescue device for in-hospital emergency airway management

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Comparative Study

Laryngeal mask airway and bougie intubation failures: the Combitube as a secondary rescue device for in-hospital emergency airway management

Thomas C Mort. Anesth Analg. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

When conventional intubation methods fail, an accessory rescue airway device must be immediately available and rapidly deployed to assist the clinician in managing the airway. I reviewed an emergency intubation database to determine what airway devices were used as a backup to rescue the primary rescue device failures. The bougie and the laryngeal mask airway each have an intrinsic failure rate. The Combitube(R), commonly used in the emergency prehospital setting, appeared to be a useful secondary rescue device in the hospital setting when the bougie and laryngeal mask airway failed.

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