An evaluation of the gum elastic bougie
Open Access
- 1 October 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 47 (10) , 878-881
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb03154.x
Abstract
This study was designed to evaluate the routine use of a gum elastic bougie for tracheal intubation. The median time to intubation with the gum elastic bougie while simulating an ‘epiglottis only’ view was only 10 s longer than the time taken during conventional intubation with an optimum view. Three of the patients required a gum elastic bougie-assisted intubation after attempts at conventional visual intubation had failed. There was no significant difference in the incidence of postoperative sore throat and hoarseness between the two groups. We recommend that anaesthetists should use the gum elastic bougie whenever a good view of the glottis is not immediately obtained.Keywords
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