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Colour coding: a must for extraglottic airway devices
Author(s) -
Van Zundert T. C. R. V.,
Brimacombe J. R.
Publication year - 2010
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.1365-2044.2010.06442.x
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , coding (social sciences) , intubation , surgery , statistics , mathematics
We read with interest the recent letters highlighting the problems associated with ambiguous or inaccurate colour\udcoding of gas cylinders [1, 2]. When correctly applied, colour coding plays an important role in avoiding mistakes due to human error [3], as critical information about the device is instantly available. Unfortunately, colour coding has only been introduced for gas cylinders [4], intravenous cannulas and needles [5].We consider that extraglottic airway devices should be added to this woefully short list