• Hiroaki Kawano, Tomomi Matsumoto, Eisuke Hamaguchi, Akihiro Yamada, and Fumihiko Tada.
• Department of Anesthesiology and Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization Zentsuji Hospital, Zentsuji 765-8507.
• Masui. 2013 Jul 1;62(7):836-40.

BackgroundThe lightwand device (Trachligh) is effective and safe for difficult tracheal intubation. We recorded the process of acquiring the intubation technique with Trachlight and evaluated the usefulness of Trachlight for tracheal intubation.MethodsTracheal intubation with Trachlight was performed by inexperienced anesthesiologists in one hundred patients undergoing general anesthesia. The time to tracheal intubation was recorded.ResultsTracheal intubation with Trachlight was successful in 92 (92%) of 100 patients. As the experience of anesthesiologists increased, both the time to tracheal intubation and the success rate improved. There were no significant correlations between the time to tracheal intubation and any of the airway parameters for Trachlight intubation.ConclusionsThis study suggests that the experience of at least 30 cases is necessary to learn the intubation technique with Trachlight.

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