Anesthesia Techniques and Monitors

Learning Endotracheal Intubation Using a Novel Videolaryngoscope Improves Intubation Skills of Medical Students

Herbstreit F, Fassbender P, Haberl H, et al (Univ Hosp Essen, Germany) Anesth Analg 113:586-590, 2011^§

Abstract

Introduction

Teaching endotracheal intubation to medical students is a task provided by many academic anesthesia departments. We tested the hypothesis that teaching with a novel videolaryngoscope improves students’ intubation skills.

Methods

We prospectively assessed in medical students (2nd clinical year) intubation skills acquired by intubation attempts in adult anesthetized patients during a 60-hour clinical course using, in a randomized fashion, either a conventional Macintosh blade laryngoscope or a videolaryngoscope (C-MAC^®). The latter permits direct laryngoscopy with a Macintosh blade and provides a color image on a video screen. Skills were measured before and after the course in a standardized fashion (METI Emergency Care Simulator) using a conventional laryngoscope. All 1-semester medical students (n = 93) were enrolled.

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