Performance comparison of laryngoscopy and suction techniques in a hemorrhagic airway manikin simulator: direct laryngoscopy with Yankauer vs. Storz CMAC with attached suction tip
Nicholas, T.A.; Pang, H.; Bernhagen, M.A.; Boedeker, B.H.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 173: 307-309
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0926-9630 PMID: 22357007 Document Number: 660791
Airway management of the hemorrhagic airway can be a difficult skill to master as trainee exposure to this difficult airway may be limited. In this study, we employed a hemorrhagic airway simulator along with a videolaryngoscope and the Storz Boedker-Doerges (BD) suction blade. These devices provided improved intubation performance in this model with respect to traditional direct laryngoscope (DL) and VL blades. This study shows that use of a hemorrhagic simulator could be an effective and valuable training tool in difficult airway intubation training.