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New forceps for videolaryngoscopic intubation
Author(s) -
Szabó Z.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/anae.13160
Subject(s) - forceps , medicine , intubation , epiglottis , laryngoscopy , cuff , tracheal intubation , surgery , anesthesia , larynx
patient, there was potential for disaster. The remote location meant that additional airway equipment was not as readily available as it is in theatre. Ferromagnetic Magill’s forceps would not have been able to be used in such close proximity to the MRI machine, and it was fortunate that the cuff was easily grasped by hand and removed. Loss of continuity with the breathing system could have resulted in hypoxia, laryngospasm and awareness. Flexicare Medical Ltd was unable to determine a specific root cause for the failure but have strengthened its manufacturing inspection and included additional controls as a result. We suggest that in addition to the usual visual inspection, devices are gently checked for integrity by applying traction across every junction of the individual components.