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The Hewitt airway – the first known artificial oral ‘air‐way’ 101 years since its description
Author(s) -
Haridas R. P.
Publication year - 2009
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/j.1365-2044.2008.05755.x
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , intensive care medicine , anesthesia
Summary The year 2008 marked 100 years since the publication of Sir Frederic W. Hewitt’s description of his artificial airway. Hewitt’s airway was the first known oral airway and laid the foundations for the numerous other airways that were later developed. Oral airways made anaesthesia safer and significantly reduced the trauma associated with earlier attempts at managing the obstructed airway.