• E Rivas, M Ubré, G Martínez-Pallí, R Valero, J Beltran, A López, and J Balust.
• Servicio de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapia del Dolor, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, España. erivas@clinic.ub.es
• Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2012 Nov 1;59(9):483-8.

Background And ObjectiveFibreoptic intubation is the technique of choice for resolving complications related to a difficult airway. Our aim was to determine whether a clinical-practice-based, individualized course provides sufficient training and confidence to allow anaesthetists to routinely practice fibreoptic intubation.MethodsOur hospital developed a clinical-practice-based, individualized course on fibreoptic intubation in general anaesthesia that provided practice in sedated spontaneously breathing patients and insertion through supraglottic devices. From 2005 to 2009, we e-mailed participants for response to an anonymous online self-assessment survey. We asked participants about the training outcomes and their overall degree of satisfaction.ResultsSeventy-seven participants were sent the questionnaire six months after the course and 61% responded. All respondents considered themselves skilled in handling the bronchoscope at the end of the course and 97% used it in their routine practice in patients with difficult airways.ConclusionsThese results suggest a high success rate can be expected from individually tailored fibreoptic intubation courses that supplement theory and mannequin experience with clinical practice.Copyright © 2011 Sociedad Española de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor. Published by Elsevier España. All rights reserved.

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