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Feasibility of flexible lightwand-guided tracheal intubation with the intubating laryngeal mask during out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation by an emergency physician

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2005

V. Dimitriou ,
G. S. Voyagis ,
V. Grosomanidis  and
J. Brimacombe
V. Dimitriou
Affiliation:
‘G Genimmatas’ General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
G. S. Voyagis
Affiliation:
‘Sotiria’ General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
V. Grosomanidis
Affiliation:
AHEPA General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
J. Brimacombe
Affiliation:
James Cook University, Cairns Base Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Cairns, Australia
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Background and objective: We tested the feasibility of using the intubating laryngeal mask airway Fastrach™ (ILMA) as a ventilatory device and for flexible lightwand-guided tracheal intubation for out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation by an emergency physician. Methods: After completion of a training programme, a single experienced emergency physician used the technique for all patients requiring out-of-hospital tracheal intubation over a 10-month period. If access to the head and neck was limited, the intubating laryngeal mask airway was inserted from below and to the side, otherwise it was inserted from above the head. Data about the time for the ambulance to reach the patient, whether or not access to the head and neck was limited, whether or not circulation was successfully restored, and the insertion and intubation success rates were noted. Results: The mean (range) time for the ambulance to reach the patient was 12 (10–20) min. Access to the head and neck was limited in 8/37 (22%). Circulation was successfully restored in 10/37 (27%). The intubating laryngeal mask airway was successfully inserted at the first attempt in 35/37 (95%) and at the second attempt in 2/37 (5%). The tracheal tube was successfully inserted in 25/37 (67.5%) at the first attempt, 7/37 (19%) at the second attempt and 5/37 (13.5%) at the third attempt. There were no overall failures for intubating laryngeal mask airway insertion or tracheal intubation. There were no differences in success rate between positions. Oesophageal intubation was detected and corrected in 2/37 (5%). Conclusion: The intubating laryngeal mask airway has a high success rate as a ventilatory device and as a flexible lightwand-guided airway intubator during out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation by a well-trained emergency physician. This technique may be particularly useful when there is limited access to the head and neck.

Keywords

LARYNGEAL MASKSINTUBATION INTRATRACHEALVENTILATION ARTIFICIALCARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
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Original Article
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 76 - 79
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© 2006 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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