Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego
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Pol. Merkur. Lekarski · Aug 2015
Comparative StudyComparison of supraglottic airway laryngopharyngeal tube, oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airway use by Polish soldiers on the manikin with difficult airway.
Airway obstruction represents 6% of avoidable deaths in a combat zone. Statistical analysis of deaths in the battlefield during combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan shows that 1% of the soldiers are killed because of airway obstruction. The aim of the study was to objectively evaluate the use of S.A.L.T. (Supraglottic Airway Laryngopharyngeal Tube), oropharyngeal airway (OPA) and nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) on the manikin with difficult airway to assess the risk of air introduction into the stomach during ventilation trauma patient and time of insertion of each device. ⋯ Total volume of air entering into the stomach using S.A.L.T. was the lowest among all three devices. The use of NPA did not show any clinically important advantage, the fastest insertion time for OPA may be of value in the battlefield.