Intubation Biomechanics

Authors :: M. Bridget Zimmerman
Bradley J. Hindman
Ricardo B. V. Fontes
Robert P. From
Vincent C. Traynelis
Christian M. Puttlitz
Brandon G. Santoni
Michael M. Todd
Source :: Survey of Anesthesiology. 60:108
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2016.
Abstract: Background:The aims of this study are to characterize (1) the cadaver intubation biomechanics, including the effect of repeated intubations, and (2) the relation between intubation force and the motion of an injured cervical segment.Methods:Fourteen cadavers were serially intubated using force-sensi