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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Jul 2002
Review[The importance of the esophageal-tracheal-double lumen tube for clinical use and emergencies].
- F Hrska, R Hofbauer, T Staudinger, P Schellongowski, and M Frass.
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Allgemeine Intensivmedizin, Abteilung B, Universität Wien.
- Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2002 Jul 1;37(7):378-85.
AbstractDifficult intubation can unexpectedly occur in clinical practice and emergencies. Oxygenation must be maintained with resumed artificial ventilation. Besides tracheal intubation with an ETT as the "gold standard" of airway management, the esophageal-tracheal Combitube(R) (ETC; Tyco-Healthcare, Neustadt/Donau, Germany; www.combitube.org) is another interesting device that has been used satisfactorily in a variety of circumstances, specially for management of the difficult airway. The ETC has been used during prehospital and hospital emergencies. Now, anesthesiologists have managed the ETC successfully in clinical practice also. The anesthesiological management does not differ from the management in other difficult airway situations. The use of the Combitube needs an appropriate teaching and continuous clinical practice.
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