A Consecutive Case Series of Rescue Intubations With the Articulating Total Control Introducer for Precision Tracheal Access

Ashka Shah; Katryn Durnford; Lauren Knecht; Cameron Jacobson; Sean Torin Runnels

doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000001418

A Consecutive Case Series of Rescue Intubations With the Articulating Total Control Introducer for Precision Tracheal Access

A A Pract. 2021 Mar 8;15(3):e01418. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001418.

Authors

Ashka Shah¹, Katryn Durnford, Lauren Knecht, Cameron Jacobson, Sean Torin Runnels

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.

PMID: 33684089
DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001418

Abstract

Effective rescue after failed intubation is important to limit the number of attempts and patient risk. Nothing is known about the Total Control Introducer's (TCI) effectiveness as an intubation rescue device. A single system's airway management database was studied. The TCI was used for rescue in 34 cases. Overall success was 33 of 34 (97%). First-pass success was 32 of 33 (97%). First-pass rescue was successful in 12 of 12 (100%) after video and direct laryngoscopy had failed. In this case series, the TCI was found to be a highly effective rescue technique after failed direct and video laryngoscopy.

MeSH terms

Airway Management
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal*
Laryngoscopes*
Laryngoscopy
Trachea / surgery