Open AccessComparison of combitube, easy tube and tracheal tube for general anesthesia
Author(s) -
Ankur Sethi,
Manisha Desai,
Asha Tyagi,
Sunil Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.142849
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , airway , hypercarbia , tracheal tube , endotracheal tube , ventilation (architecture) , intubation , tracheal intubation , surgery , hypoxemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
The Combitube(®) and EasyTube™ enable effective ventilation whether placed in the trachea or esophagus and can be used in prehospital settings, as well as in "Cannot Ventilate Cannot Intubate" situations in the operating room. Whether they can be continued to provide general anesthesia, if required, is not established. Thus the efficacy of Combitube and EasyTube was evaluated and compared with the tracheal tube for general anesthesia using controlled ventilation.