Pentax Airway Scope AWS-S200 video laryngoscope for child tracheal intubation in a manikin study with 3 airway scenarios - 04/09/15
Abstract |
Background |
Endotracheal intubation is considered a criterion standard for securing the airway during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, yet it requires a very skillful operator. The aim of the study was to investigate whether paramedic staff can successfully use the Pentax Airway Scope AWS-S200 video laryngoscope (AWS) for intubating with 3 simulated airway scenarios.
Methods |
It was a randomized nonblinded crossover simulation trial. Fifty-four paramedics performed intubation using an AWS in a manikin, with 3 airway scenarios: scenario A, normal airway; scenario B, normal airway with chest compression (CC); and scenario C, difficult airway with CC.
Results |
Median intubation times for the AWS during scenarios A, B, and C were 20 seconds (interquartile range [IQR], 19-23 seconds), 22 seconds (IQR, 20-25 seconds), and 26 seconds (IQR, 23-29 seconds), respectively, and the respective overall success rates of intubation were 100%, 100%, and 94.4%.
Conclusion |
In this manikin study, paramedics could successfully intubate using the AWS, regardless of CCs being interrupted or not, even when a patient's airway was difficult.
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| ☆ | Author's contributions: LS, AK, ZT, and LC contributed significantly to the planning of the study and the study design. LS, ZT, and LC recruited the participants and collected data. LS was principal investigator of this study and did major manuscript preparation. LS and LC prepared statistical analysis. LS, AK, LC, and ZT contributed significantly for manuscript editing and expertise. |
| ☆☆ | Source of support: No sources of financial and material support to be declared. |
| ★ | Conflict of interest statement: There was no kind of assistance, financial support, or sponsorship by any of the companies mentioned. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this manuscript. |
Vol 33 - N° 9
P. 1171-1174 - septembre 2015 Retour au numéro
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