• M de Mesmay, D Pean, A Maurice, and S Decagny.
• Service d'anesthésie-réanimation, groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 43-87, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France. Electronic address: lenfant.francois@sfr.fr.
• Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2014 Jan 1;33(1):12-5.

Goal Of The StudyTo evaluate a single-use fiberscope, the Ascope-Trainer, for the training in the intubation under fiberscope.Type Of StudyProspective randomized study approved by the local ethic committee.MethodologyAfter evaluation of their level of expertise, "experienced" or "novices" in intubation under fiberscope, the doctors attending the Training for Referents in Difficult Airway Management performed a test on labyrinth with a standard fiberscope (T1). After they were assigned to two groups, training with the Ascope-Trainer (group A, n=35) or with a classic fiberscope (group C, n=29), they trained during 15 minutes and performed a new test (T2). An analysis of variance was used to compare means. A goal for the training was determined according to the "experienced" doctors' mean T1. A test of Khi(2) was used for the comparison of the number of participants having reached this goal as well as the progress in both groups A and C.ResultsThe T1 in the "experienced" group was 76 ± 31 s and the training improved significantly T2 (53 ± 17 s). Considering the novices, T2 was significantly lower than T1 in the group A (77 ± 38 s versus 135 ± 68 s) as well as in C (64 ± 28 s versus 122 ± 60 s), and the proportion of the novices having reached the goal of training was comparable in both groups.ConclusionsBecause its use is similar to the standard fiberscope, the Ascope-Trainer may be interesting for this type of training.Copyright © 2013 Société française d’anesthésie et de réanimation (Sfar). Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.

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