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Acta Anaesthesiol Belg · Jan 2009
Effectiveness of intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA Fastrach) used by nurses during out of hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation.
- I Busch, D Claes, S Thomsin, J-L Stefanini, V Fraipont, S Degesves, and M Vergnion.
- Emergency Department, Centre Hospitalier Régional de la Citadelle, Liège, Belgium. isabelle.busch@chrcitadelle.be
- Acta Anaesthesiol Belg. 2009 Jan 1;60(4):235-8.
ObjectiveILMA Fastrach is a recognized alternative to classic laryngoscopic intubation. In this study, we evaluated the success rate of intubation with Fastrach, used by emergency nurses who have no experience of field intubation.MethodsTwelve untrained nurses used Fastrach during 71 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs). Each step time of resuscitation was recorded.ResultsFastrach effective ventilation was obtained in 97%. Rate of successful intubation was 86%.ConclusionsILMA Fastrach is a good alternative to classical laryngoscopic intubation by untrained nurses, even in difficult conditions such as OHCAs.
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