BACKGROUND Tracheal intubation using Storz's C-Mac D-blade(TM) videolaryngoscope is associated with difficult negotiation of the tracheal tube into the glottis due to steep angulation of its blade. OBJECTIVES In this study, we hypothesized that Truflex(TM) articulating stylet with its ability to dynamically tailor the ETT shape to patients' oropharyngeal anatomy would be better suited to the ...

Background. Intubation is the optimal method for opening the airway and effective ventilation of the patient. However, there are occasional problems with intubation, especially in patients with injuries under pre-hospital conditions. Therefore, it is important to identify devices, e.g., videolaryngoscopes or guides, which may facilitate and shorten the procedure. This study addresses the use of...

background tracheal intubation using storz’s c-mac d-bladetm videolaryngoscope is associated with difficult negotiation of the tracheal tube into the glottis due to steep angulation of its blade. objectives in this study, we hypothesized that truflextm articulating stylet with its ability to dynamically tailor the ett shape to patients’ oropharyngeal anatomy would be better suited to the d-blad...

BACKGROUND A variety of videolaryngoscopes with angulated blade have been recently introduced into clinical practice. They provide an indirect view of the glottic structures in normal and challenging clinical settings. Despite the very good visualization of the laryngeal structures by these devices, the insertion and advancement of the endotracheal tube may be prolonged and occasionally fail as...

OBJECTIVE Most published results about the characteristics of NiTi wires are based on the mechanical laboratory tests on the as-received wires.The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of saliva on load-deflection characteristics of superelastic NiTi wires. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental study, 15 wires of three kinds of superelastic NiTi wires (Sentalloy, Force I an...

OBJECTIVE The angle of the C-MAC D-Blade® videolaryngoscope, which is used for difficult airway interventions, is not compatible with routinely used endotracheal tubes. METHODS A prospective randomized crossover study was performed comparing five intubation methods for use with standardized airways, including using different stylets or no stylet: Group HS, hockey-stick stylet; Group DS, D-bla...

During endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), a needle is commonly used with a stylet, although recently the stylet has been omitted. This prospective study aimed to compare the quality of specimens obtained by EBUS-TBNA performed with and without a stylet. Between November 2013 and November 2014, 131 patients with lung cancer underwent EBUS-TBNA, with a t...

Handling and efficacy of a new video-optical intubation stylet were assessed in a simulated difficult tracheal intubation setting and compared with a conventional malleable stylet. Forty-five anaesthetists performed 10 tracheal intubations using both techniques. Laryngoscopy was performed by the observer, who created a grade 3 view according the classification by Cormack and Lehane. The time ta...

most published results about the characteristics of niti wires are based on the mechanical laboratory tests on the as-received wires.the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of saliva on load-deflection characteristics of superelastic niti wires.in this experimental study, 15 wires of three kinds of superelastic niti wires (sentalloy, force i and truflex) were prepared. five spec...