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BOUGIE-ASSISTED INTUBATION – A BRIEF OVERVIEW ON TECHNIQUE AND CLINICAL SCENARIOS

KREŠIMIR REINER orcid.org/0000-0002-9207-8440 ; Zagreb University Hospital Centre, Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Zagreb, Croatia
MARIJA MARTINUŠ ; Varaždin General Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Varaždin, Croatia
MARKO ČAČIĆ ; St. Antonius Krankenhaus Kleve, Kleve, Germany
ELEONORA GOLUŽA orcid.org/0000-0001-6220-8614 ; Zagreb University Hospital Centre, Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
SLOBODAN MIHALJEVIĆ ; Zagreb University Hospital Centre, Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Gum elastic bougie, also known as Echmann tracheal tube introducer, is a simple device with affordable price to everyone, which can be used during diffi cult intubation. Bougie serves as an introducer for endotracheal tube. In the available literature, it is possible to fi nd a variety of articles that describe successful usage of bougie during diffi cult airway management and airway management in emergency. This article provides a brief overview on the technique of using bougie and on clinical scenarios in which the usage of bougie can signifi cantly contribute to the management of diffi cult intubation.

Keywords

bougie; endotracheal intubation

Hrčak ID:

209070

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/209070

Publication date:

18.11.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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