Comparison between the Trachway video intubating stylet and Macintosh laryngoscope in four simulated difficult tracheal intubations: A manikin study

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• 作者：Jimmy Ong^a ; Chia-Ling Lee^b ; Shen-Jer Huang^b ; Ming-Hwang Shyr^b ; ^{mhshyr@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Adult learning ; Difficult intubation ; Medical simulation ; Video laryngoscope
• 刊名：Tzu Chi Medical Journal
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：28
• 期：3
• 页码：109-112
• 全文大小：501 K

文摘

It remains to be determined whether the TVI-4000 Trachway video intubating (TVI) stylet (Markstein Sichtec Medical Corp, Taichung, Taiwan), an airway device for novices, improves airway management practice by experienced anesthesiologists. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using the TVI stylet in difficult tracheal intubation situations compared with that of using the Macintosh laryngoscope on an airway manikin.

Materials and Methods

Ten anesthesiologists (with 3–21 years' experience), including three senior residents, participated. We compared tracheal intubation in four airway scenarios: normal airway, tongue edema, cervical spine immobilization, and tongue edema combined with cervical spine immobilization. The time of tracheal intubation (TTI), success rate, and perceived difficulty of intubation for each scenario were compared and analyzed.

Results

The TTI was significantly shorter in both the tongue edema and combined scenarios with the TVI stylet compared with the Macintosh laryngoscope (21.60 ± 1.45 seconds vs. 24.07 ± 1.58 seconds and 23.73 ± 2.05 seconds vs. 26.6 ± 2.77 seconds, respectively). Success rates for both devices were 100%. Concomitantly, participants rated using the TVI stylet in these two scenarios as being less difficult.

Conclusion

The learning time for tracheal intubation using the TVI stylet in difficult airway scenarios was short. Use of the TVI stylet was easier and required a shorter TTI for tracheal intubation in the tongue edema and combined scenarios.