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A split laryngeal mask as an aid to training in fibreoptic tracheal intubation. A comparison with the Berman II intubating airway. 1993

J R Darling, and M Keohane, and J M Murray
Department of Anaesthetics, Ulster Hospital, Belfast.

Thirty patients were randomly allocated to one of two groups in order to compare the use of a split laryngeal mask airway with the Berman II airway as aids to training in fibreoptic laryngoscopy. In both groups anaesthesia was induced with propofol and maintained with isoflurane in N2O/O2 (FIO2 = 0.5). The fibreoptic laryngoscope was guided towards the larynx using the split laryngeal mask airway in group 1 and the Berman airway in group 2. The tracheas of all patients were successfully intubated at the first attempt and no patient's peripheral oxygen saturation decreased below 92%. Two min after intubation mean heart rate was significantly greater in group 1 (101 beat.min-1) than in group 2 (84 beat.min-1) (P < 0.05). The split laryngeal mask is a useful aid to training in fibreoptic intubation and may allow better airway control than the Berman II intubating airway.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007442 Intubation, Intratracheal A procedure involving placement of a tube into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to provide a patient with oxygen and anesthesia. Intubation, Endotracheal,Endotracheal Intubation,Endotracheal Intubations,Intratracheal Intubation,Intratracheal Intubations,Intubations, Endotracheal,Intubations, Intratracheal
D008297 Male Males
D008505 Medical Staff, Hospital Professional medical personnel approved to provide care to patients in a hospital. Attending Physicians, Hospital,Hospital Medical Staff,Physicians, Junior,Registrars, Hospital,Attending Physician, Hospital,Hospital Attending Physician,Hospital Attending Physicians,Hospital Medical Staffs,Medical Staffs, Hospital,Hospital Registrar,Hospital Registrars,Junior Physician,Junior Physicians,Physician, Junior,Registrar, Hospital,Staff, Hospital Medical,Staffs, Hospital Medical
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009660 Northern Ireland The northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland - between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; northwest of France. The capital is Belfast.
D004503 Education, Medical, Graduate Educational programs for medical graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic medical sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced medical degree. Medical Education, Graduate,Education, Graduate Medical,Graduate Medical Education
D005260 Female Females
D005336 Fiber Optic Technology The technology of transmitting light over long distances through strands of glass or other transparent material. Fiber Optic Technologies,Optic Technologies, Fiber,Optic Technology, Fiber,Technologies, Fiber Optic,Technology, Fiber Optic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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