• Ryusuke Ueki, Nobuyasu Komasawa, Kenta Nishimoto, Takashi Sugi, Munetaka Hirose, and Yoshiroh Kaminoh.
• Department of Anesthesiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan, rueki@hyo-med.ac.jp.
• J Anesth. 2014 Jun 1; 28 (3): 363-7.

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the utility of the Aintree Intubation Catheter (AIC) with three types of supraglottic airway devices for tracheal intubation (ISGAs) using a manikin.MethodsParticipants were 21 anesthesiologists with more than 2 years of experience in clinical anesthesia. Three types of ISGAs were passed through the glottis: Fastrack-Single Use (FSU; size 4), air-Q (size 3.5), and i-gel (size 4). Participants attempted fiberoptic tracheal intubation with the ISGAs in random order. Success rate of tracheal intubation, intubation time, and collision with the glottis were recorded. Participants also evaluated the subjective difficulty of the entire intubation process and passing the tracheal tube through the glottis using a Visual Analogue Scale.ResultsThe FSU required a significantly longer time for intubation compared with the other two ISGAs (p < 0.05). AIC use did not significantly improve the success rate of intubation or shorten intubation times for any of the ISGAs. However, there were significantly more collisions with the glottis without AIC use for the FSU and air-Q compared to when they were used with the AIC (FSU, p = 0.015; air-Q, p = 0.025).ConclusionAmong the ISGAs tested, intubation took longer with the FSU, and the FSU had a higher failure rate than the other ISGAs. AIC significantly decreased the number of collisions with the FSU and air-Q. These findings suggest that the AIC is effective in reducing collisions with the tracheal tube and thus will reduce the risk of mechanical injury to the airway.

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