The intubation scoop (i‐scoop) – a new type of laryngoscope for difficult and normal airways1. (4th June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Raymondos, K.; Seidel, T.; Sander, B.; Gerdes, A.; Goetz, F.; Helmstädter, V.; Panning, B.; Dieck, T.
• Is Part Of: Anaesthesia. Volume 69:Number 9(2014:Sep.)
• Page Start: 990
• Page End: 1001
• Publication Date: 2014-06-04
• Subjects: Anesthesia -- Periodicals; 617.96
• DOI: 10.1111/anae.12754
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-2409

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="anae12754-abs-0001"> <title>Summary</title> <p>The i‐scoop is an intubation device with a curved guiding bar with laterally located lenses at its tip, rather than a blade. Twenty‐five anaesthesiologists intubated a manikin that simulated first a normal and then a difficult airway. All participants were able to intubate the difficult airway with a good view of the glottis using the i‐scoop. None was able to intubate using seven other laryngoscopes (Macintosh laryngoscope, GlideScope^® GVL and AVL, McGrath^® (Series 5/MAC), C‐MAC^®, A.P. Advance^™). Intubation was successful only with the Airtraq^® (n = 10), the Airway Scope (n = 5), the C‐MAC D‐Blade (n = 2), the A.P. Advance DAB (n = 1) and the GlideScope DL Trainer (n = 1) (p &lt; 0.001, success rate of i‐scoop vs all 12 laryngoscopes combined). In contrast to all other videolaryngoscopes, intubation of the normal airway with the i‐scoop was achieved even faster than with the Macintosh laryngoscope (p &lt; 0.02). The i‐scoop outperformed all other laryngoscopes in both difficult and normal airways, and therefore has potential as an easier and safer alternative to present devices.</p> </abstract>