• Anaesthesia · Jun 2019

    Observational Study

    The TotaltrackTM video laryngeal mask: an evaluation in 300 patients.

    • M Á Gómez-Ríos, E Freire-Vila, R Casans-Francés, and S Pita-Fernández.
    • Department of Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
    • Anaesthesia. 2019 Jun 1; 74 (6): 751-757.

    AbstractThe TotaltrackTM is a new video laryngeal mask, which combines a supraglottic airway with a videolaryngoscope. We evaluated the performance of this device in an observational study in 300 adult patients. The Totaltrack was inserted at the first attempt and the glottis seen in all cases. In 249 patients (83%; 95%CI 78.7-87.3%) the glottis was seen at the first attempt. Adequate ventilation and tracheal intubation were achieved in all patients. The median time to visualisation of vocal cords, to confirmation of ventilation and to successful tracheal intubation was 5 s, 13 s and 24 s, respectively. Nineteen patients (6.3%; 95%CI 3.55-9.05%) suffered minor complications, such as mucosal lesion or blood staining. The Totaltrack appears effective for airway management.© 2019 Association of Anaesthetists.

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