Use of the Rapiscope vs chest auscultation for detection of accidental bronchial intubation in non-obese patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

• Published in: Journal of clinical anesthesia Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 118 - 123
• Main Authors: Ezri, Tiberiu, Khazin, Vadim, Szmuk, Peter, Medalion, Benjamin, Shechter, Pinhas, Priel, Israel, Loberboim, Mordechai, Weinbroum, Avi A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.03.2006; Elsevier Science; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anesthesia; Anesthesia, General; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Auscultation; Biological and medical sciences; Bronchi - injuries; Bronchial intubation; Bronchoscopes; Bronchoscopy; Carbon Dioxide - blood; Chest auscultation; Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; Detection; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Intubation; Intubation, Intratracheal - adverse effects; Male; Medical Errors; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Obesity; Oxygen - blood; Prospective Studies; Rapiscope; Surgery; Weight control; Bronchial intubation; Chest auscultation; Rapiscope; Detection; Cholecystectomy; Human; Obesity; Auscultation; Nutrition disorder; Medical screening; Anesthesia; Intubation; Nutritional status

Main stem bronchial intubation is not always detected by routine means and may occur more frequently during laparoscopic procedures. Tracheal tube positional changes in non-obese patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were detected by either the Rapiscope (Cook Critical Care, Bloomington,...