Appropriate angled-tip front width facilitates tracheal tube introducer placement in difficult-to-displace epiglottis situations
Tracheal tube introducers (TTIs) are a useful aid to a conventional laryngoscopy-intubation method of upper airway access in adults. However, even when TTIs are used, successful tracheal intubation is not guaranteed. Apart from suboptimal practice proficiency and unavailability of the complete reper...
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| author | Amitabh Dutta Manish Gupta Prabhat Kumar Choudhary Jayashree Sood |
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| description | Tracheal tube introducers (TTIs) are a useful aid to a conventional laryngoscopy-intubation method of upper airway access in adults. However, even when TTIs are used, successful tracheal intubation is not guaranteed. Apart from suboptimal practice proficiency and unavailability of the complete repertoire of TTI, the physical attributes of the TTI have a role to play. Our report on the management of two cases highlights the importance of selecting a TTI with appropriate angled tip characteristics to facilitate successful guided intubation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35abdedf8e0d431f9a57ae1b0573d31d2022-12-22T01:56:25ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Anaesthesia0019-50490976-28172018-01-0162322923210.4103/ija.IJA_639_17Appropriate angled-tip front width facilitates tracheal tube introducer placement in difficult-to-displace epiglottis situationsAmitabh DuttaManish GuptaPrabhat Kumar ChoudharyJayashree SoodTracheal tube introducers (TTIs) are a useful aid to a conventional laryngoscopy-intubation method of upper airway access in adults. However, even when TTIs are used, successful tracheal intubation is not guaranteed. Apart from suboptimal practice proficiency and unavailability of the complete repertoire of TTI, the physical attributes of the TTI have a role to play. Our report on the management of two cases highlights the importance of selecting a TTI with appropriate angled tip characteristics to facilitate successful guided intubation.http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2018;volume=62;issue=3;spage=229;epage=232;aulast=DuttaAirwaydesigndifficulttracheal tube introducersunanticipated |
| spellingShingle | Amitabh Dutta Manish Gupta Prabhat Kumar Choudhary Jayashree Sood Appropriate angled-tip front width facilitates tracheal tube introducer placement in difficult-to-displace epiglottis situations Indian Journal of Anaesthesia Airway design difficult tracheal tube introducers unanticipated |
| title | Appropriate angled-tip front width facilitates tracheal tube introducer placement in difficult-to-displace epiglottis situations |
| title_full | Appropriate angled-tip front width facilitates tracheal tube introducer placement in difficult-to-displace epiglottis situations |
| title_fullStr | Appropriate angled-tip front width facilitates tracheal tube introducer placement in difficult-to-displace epiglottis situations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Appropriate angled-tip front width facilitates tracheal tube introducer placement in difficult-to-displace epiglottis situations |
| title_short | Appropriate angled-tip front width facilitates tracheal tube introducer placement in difficult-to-displace epiglottis situations |
| title_sort | appropriate angled tip front width facilitates tracheal tube introducer placement in difficult to displace epiglottis situations |
| topic | Airway design difficult tracheal tube introducers unanticipated |
| url | http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2018;volume=62;issue=3;spage=229;epage=232;aulast=Dutta |
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