Tracheoscopy with the rapiscope to verify endotracheal tube placement.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine whether tracheoscopy is an accurate and quick method for verifying correct placement of the tracheal tube after intubation. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized study. SETTING: Operating rooms of a teaching hospital. PATIENTS: 26 patients scheduled for surgery and general anesthesia. INTERVENTIONS: 8.0-mm tracheal tubes were inserted into both the trachea and the esophagus. Tracheoscopy was performed consecutively through both tracheal tubes by a variety of clinicians. MEASUREMENTS: The times taken to correctly identify the trachea and the esophagus were recorded. MAIN RESULTS: Correct identification of either the esophagus or the trachea occurred with a 100% sensitivity and a 96% specificity. The mean time to recognize either the trachea or the esophagus was 22.0 seconds. CONCLUSIONS: Tracheoscopy is a reliable method for quickly verifying proper endotracheal placement of a tracheal tube.
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- Trachea
- Intubation, Intratracheal
- Humans
- Esophagus
- Double-Blind Method
- Bronchoscopy
- Bronchoscopes
- Anesthesiology
- Anesthesia, General
- 3202 Clinical sciences
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Published In
DOI
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Trachea
- Intubation, Intratracheal
- Humans
- Esophagus
- Double-Blind Method
- Bronchoscopy
- Bronchoscopes
- Anesthesiology
- Anesthesia, General
- 3202 Clinical sciences