The Availability of Advanced Airway Equipment and Experience with Videolaryngoscopy in the UK: Two UK Surveys
Fibreoptic intubation, high frequency jet ventilation, and videolaryngoscopy form part of the Royal College of Anaesthetists compulsory higher airway training module. Curriculum delivery requires equipment availability and competent trainers. We sought to establish (1) availability of advanced airwa...
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| description | Fibreoptic intubation, high frequency jet ventilation, and videolaryngoscopy form part of the Royal College of Anaesthetists compulsory higher airway training module. Curriculum delivery requires equipment availability and competent trainers. We sought to establish (1) availability of advanced airway equipment in UK hospitals (Survey I) and (2) if those interested in airway management (Difficult Airway Society (DAS) members) had access to videolaryngoscopes, their basic skill levels and teaching competence with these devices and if they believed that videolaryngoscopy was replacing conventional or fibreoptic laryngoscopy (Survey II). Data was obtained from 212 hospitals (73.1%) and 554 DAS members (27.6%). Most hospitals (202, 99%) owned a fiberscope, 119 (57.5%) had a videolaryngoscope, yet only 62 (29.5%) had high frequency jet ventilators. DAS members had variable access to videolaryngoscopes with Airtraq 319 (59.6%) and Glidescope 176 (32.9%) being the most common. More DAS members were happy to teach or use videolaryngoscopes in a difficult airway than those who had used them more than ten times. The majority rated Macintosh laryngoscopy as the most important airway skill. Members rated fibreoptic intubation and videolaryngoscopy skills equally. Our surveys demonstrate widespread availability of fibreoptic scopes, limited availability of videolaryngoscopes, and limited numbers of experienced videolaryngoscope tutors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9a4a0315124841db8d129e76a9725b682025-02-03T05:45:33ZengWileyAnesthesiology Research and Practice1687-69621687-69702015-01-01201510.1155/2015/152014152014The Availability of Advanced Airway Equipment and Experience with Videolaryngoscopy in the UK: Two UK SurveysRachel L. Gill0Audrey S. Y. Jeffrey1Alistair F. McNarry2Geoffrey H. C. Liew3Department of Anaesthesia, Western General Hospital, NHS Lothian, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UKDepartment of Anaesthesia, St. John’s Hospital, NHS Lothian, Livingston EH54 6PP, UKDepartment of Anaesthesia, Western General Hospital, NHS Lothian, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UKDepartment of Anaesthesia, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UKFibreoptic intubation, high frequency jet ventilation, and videolaryngoscopy form part of the Royal College of Anaesthetists compulsory higher airway training module. Curriculum delivery requires equipment availability and competent trainers. We sought to establish (1) availability of advanced airway equipment in UK hospitals (Survey I) and (2) if those interested in airway management (Difficult Airway Society (DAS) members) had access to videolaryngoscopes, their basic skill levels and teaching competence with these devices and if they believed that videolaryngoscopy was replacing conventional or fibreoptic laryngoscopy (Survey II). Data was obtained from 212 hospitals (73.1%) and 554 DAS members (27.6%). Most hospitals (202, 99%) owned a fiberscope, 119 (57.5%) had a videolaryngoscope, yet only 62 (29.5%) had high frequency jet ventilators. DAS members had variable access to videolaryngoscopes with Airtraq 319 (59.6%) and Glidescope 176 (32.9%) being the most common. More DAS members were happy to teach or use videolaryngoscopes in a difficult airway than those who had used them more than ten times. The majority rated Macintosh laryngoscopy as the most important airway skill. Members rated fibreoptic intubation and videolaryngoscopy skills equally. Our surveys demonstrate widespread availability of fibreoptic scopes, limited availability of videolaryngoscopes, and limited numbers of experienced videolaryngoscope tutors.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/152014 |
| spellingShingle | Rachel L. Gill Audrey S. Y. Jeffrey Alistair F. McNarry Geoffrey H. C. Liew The Availability of Advanced Airway Equipment and Experience with Videolaryngoscopy in the UK: Two UK Surveys Anesthesiology Research and Practice |
| title | The Availability of Advanced Airway Equipment and Experience with Videolaryngoscopy in the UK: Two UK Surveys |
| title_full | The Availability of Advanced Airway Equipment and Experience with Videolaryngoscopy in the UK: Two UK Surveys |
| title_fullStr | The Availability of Advanced Airway Equipment and Experience with Videolaryngoscopy in the UK: Two UK Surveys |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Availability of Advanced Airway Equipment and Experience with Videolaryngoscopy in the UK: Two UK Surveys |
| title_short | The Availability of Advanced Airway Equipment and Experience with Videolaryngoscopy in the UK: Two UK Surveys |
| title_sort | availability of advanced airway equipment and experience with videolaryngoscopy in the uk two uk surveys |
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