The Spritztube: A New Device for the Extraglottic Intubation of Rabbits
The Spritztube (ST) is an extraglottic airway device developed for humans. The aim of the study was to design an ST for rabbits and to evaluate its feasibility. The study was divided into two phases. Phase I: anatomical study on 12 rabbit cadavers to design 2 STs (8 and 10 Ch, external diameter) for...
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| author | Carlotta Lambertini Annamaria Grandis Margherita De Silva Ilaria Anna Cassano Stefano Checcacci Carboni Noemi Romagnoli |
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| description | The Spritztube (ST) is an extraglottic airway device developed for humans. The aim of the study was to design an ST for rabbits and to evaluate its feasibility. The study was divided into two phases. Phase I: anatomical study on 12 rabbit cadavers to design 2 STs (8 and 10 Ch, external diameter) for rabbits. Phase II: fourteen privately owned rabbits were anaesthetised, and intubation was attempted using a ST. Tube size, the method for confirming the correct positioning, the number of attempts, the time needed for the correct positioning of the ST and complications were recorded. The ST placement was feasible in all rabbits. The positioning of the ST was completed in 2.1 ± 1 attempts in 43 ± 21.4 s. A correct placement was confirmed by the visualisation of the proximal cuff at visual inspection of the oral cavity (14/14), by the detection of the airflow (9/14 rabbits) and by the visualisation of a capnographic wave (14/14 rabbits). Only one rabbit developed respiratory distress after the ST placement. The results of the present study allowed designing a ST specific for rabbits which was used a supraglottic airway device for the maintenance of isoflurane anaesthesia in spontaneously breathing rabbits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-19a50d3f41be4b6e994cb1536b7825642023-11-16T14:48:53ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-12-0113115610.3390/ani13010156The Spritztube: A New Device for the Extraglottic Intubation of RabbitsCarlotta Lambertini0Annamaria Grandis1Margherita De Silva2Ilaria Anna Cassano3Stefano Checcacci Carboni4Noemi Romagnoli5Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra 50, Ozzano Emilia, 40064 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra 50, Ozzano Emilia, 40064 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra 50, Ozzano Emilia, 40064 Bologna, ItalyVeterinarian Private Practitioner, 20067 Milan, ItalyAnaesthesia and Reanimation, Hospital of Vicenza, Az ULSS 8 Berica, 36100 Vicenza, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra 50, Ozzano Emilia, 40064 Bologna, ItalyThe Spritztube (ST) is an extraglottic airway device developed for humans. The aim of the study was to design an ST for rabbits and to evaluate its feasibility. The study was divided into two phases. Phase I: anatomical study on 12 rabbit cadavers to design 2 STs (8 and 10 Ch, external diameter) for rabbits. Phase II: fourteen privately owned rabbits were anaesthetised, and intubation was attempted using a ST. Tube size, the method for confirming the correct positioning, the number of attempts, the time needed for the correct positioning of the ST and complications were recorded. The ST placement was feasible in all rabbits. The positioning of the ST was completed in 2.1 ± 1 attempts in 43 ± 21.4 s. A correct placement was confirmed by the visualisation of the proximal cuff at visual inspection of the oral cavity (14/14), by the detection of the airflow (9/14 rabbits) and by the visualisation of a capnographic wave (14/14 rabbits). Only one rabbit developed respiratory distress after the ST placement. The results of the present study allowed designing a ST specific for rabbits which was used a supraglottic airway device for the maintenance of isoflurane anaesthesia in spontaneously breathing rabbits.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/1/156anaesthesiaextraglottic intubationrabbitsspritztube |
| spellingShingle | Carlotta Lambertini Annamaria Grandis Margherita De Silva Ilaria Anna Cassano Stefano Checcacci Carboni Noemi Romagnoli The Spritztube: A New Device for the Extraglottic Intubation of Rabbits Animals anaesthesia extraglottic intubation rabbits spritztube |
| title | The Spritztube: A New Device for the Extraglottic Intubation of Rabbits |
| title_full | The Spritztube: A New Device for the Extraglottic Intubation of Rabbits |
| title_fullStr | The Spritztube: A New Device for the Extraglottic Intubation of Rabbits |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Spritztube: A New Device for the Extraglottic Intubation of Rabbits |
| title_short | The Spritztube: A New Device for the Extraglottic Intubation of Rabbits |
| title_sort | spritztube a new device for the extraglottic intubation of rabbits |
| topic | anaesthesia extraglottic intubation rabbits spritztube |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/1/156 |
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