Little is known about the acquisition of intubation skills among novice physicians during their one-year clinical training. Our primary objective was to determine the changes in the intubation skills of novice physicians between prior to the clinical training and after completion of the clinical training. We used data of a prospective longitudinal multicenter data registry developed to investig...

The purpose of this evidence-based project was to determine the perceptions of anesthesia providers regarding the use of disposable laryngoscope blades. Frequency of use, ease of use, and complications encountered when using the disposable blade were evaluated before and after an in-service program designed to increase the use of disposable blades. Participants completed an anonymous questionna...

INTRODUCTION Several options exist with regard to flexible pharyngo-laryngoscope sterilisation. We audited the use of disposable sheaths in our department over a six-month period. METHODS A cost-analysis was performed and the advantages and disadvantages of this system were compared with several alternative options. RESULTS We found that the overall cost of disposable sheaths averaged ł4008...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to review the experiences of an anesthesiology department regarding the use of a C-MAC videolaryngoscope in unexpected failed intubation attempts. METHODS Data were analyzed from 42 patients whose intubation attempts using Macintosh direct laryngoscopes had failed, and on whom a C-MAC videolaryngoscope was utilized as the primary rescue ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To report otolaryngologists' reactions to errors and adverse events and determine if temporal changes in physician efforts to assume responsibility; ameliorate patients' conditions; or change personal, group-wide, or hospital practices have occurred. STUDY DESIGN Mixed-methods analysis of survey entries detailing responses to errors and adverse events. METHODS Members ...

Urgent and emergent airway management outside the operating room is fraught with complications due to the nature of its acuity, single or multiple system dysfunction or failure, and physiological disturbances. These provide a challenge to the airway team and place the patient at grave risk for potentially life-threatening airway and hemodynamics-related consequences. Conventional laryngoscopy i...