Flexible fibreoptic intubation in swine – improvement for resident training and animal safety alike

Autor: Robert Ruemmler, Alexander Ziebart, Thomas Ott, Dagmar Dirvonskis, Erik Kristoffer Hartmann
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Anesthesiology, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2253
DOI: 10.1186/s12871-020-01127-2
Popis: Abstract Background Efficient airway management to facilitate tracheal intubation encompasses essential skills in anaesthesiologic and intensive care. The application of flexible fibreoptic intubation in patients with difficult airways has been identified as the recommended method in various international guidelines. However, providing the opportunity to adequately train residents can be challenging. Using large animals for practice during ongoing studies could help to improve this situation, but there is no recent data on fibreoptic intubation in swine available. Methods Thirty male German landrace pigs were anesthetized, instrumented and randomized into two groups. The animals were either intubated conventionally using direct laryngoscopy or a single-use flexible video-endoscope. The intervention was carried out by providers with 3 months experience in conventional intubation of pigs and a brief introduction into endoscopy. Intubation attempts were supervised and aborted, when SpO2 dropped below 93%. After three failed attempts, an experienced supervisor intervened and performed the intubation. Intubation times and attempts were recorded and analysed. Results Flexible fibreoptic intubation showed a significantly higher success rate in first attempt endotracheal tube placement (75% vs. 47%) with less attempts overall (1.3 ± 0.6 vs. 2.1 ± 1.3, P = 0.043). Conventional intubation was faster (42 s ± 6 s vs. 67 s ± 10s, P
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