1. Comparison of different stylets used for intubation with the C-MAC D-Blade® Videolaryngoscope: a randomized controlled study
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ÖZBİLGİN, ŞULE, ÖMÜR ARÇA, DİLEK, KUVAKİ BALKAN, BAHAR, HANCI, VOLKAN, and BAYRAM, BAŞAK
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Videolaringoscópio C-MAC D-Blade® ,C-MAC D-Blade® videolaryngoscopy ,Intubação ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,General Medicine ,Estilete ,Manikin ,lcsh:RD78.3-87.3 ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,030202 anesthesiology ,lcsh:Anesthesiology ,Stylet ,Intubation ,Manequim - Abstract
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-blade type stylet; Group CS, CoPilot® videolaryngoscope rigid stylet®; Group GEB, gum elastic bougie; and Group NS, no stylet. A manikin was used to simulate difficult intubation with a Storz C-MAC D-Blade® videolaryngoscope. The duration of each intubation stage was evaluated. Results: Participants in this study (33 anesthesiology residents and 20 anesthesiology experts) completed a total of 265 intubations. The number of attempts made using no stylet was significantly greater than those made for the other groups (p
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- 2017