Abstract
A new device which can be used as an oral airway or as an aid for blind oral intubation of the trachea is described. A case report describing the use of the device during intubation of a patient in the prone position is presented.
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Les auteurs décrivent une nouvelle canule pouvant à la fois servir de canule oro-pharingée ou de guide pour une intubation oro-trachéale à l’aveugle. En guise d’illustration ils rapportent le cas d’un malade qu’ils durent intuber en position ventrale et chez lequel cette innovation a facilité une intubation à l’aveugle.
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Williams, R.T., Harrison, R.E. Prone tracheal intubation simplified using an airway intubator. Canad. Anaesth. Soc. J. 28, 288–289 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03005519
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