Hypoxia & Glidescope
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Why do you ask.
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Fishing expedition?
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
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Is there a Risk of bronchoaspiration with Glidescope?
I will appreciate regarding experience with Glidescope with burned patients
Are there Glidescope problems with hypoxia patients?
Three questions about Glidescopes. Why?
Substitute the word laryngoscope for Glidescope since a Glidescope is simply a high tech laryngoscope and is only as good as the operator.
Bronchoaspiration and hypoxia are risks of intubation which can occur in poorly manged intubation or in some circumstances in properly managed intubation. Burned patients are notorious for being difficult to intubate thus might require the help of a Glidescope to assist in intubating when a trained operator may not be able to intubate with a laryngoscope
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Because, obviously, he's the long-lost son and heir to the Glidescope fortune, and, is going to ask if you, Kind Sir, could possibly help him claim the fortune. Since he is in hiding, he will happily pay you a princely sum for your assistance. You only need to wire him $50,000, your social security number, your mother's maiden name and the numbers of your bank account, and they will gratefully transfer $534,673,765 into your account for your trouble.
Or at least, that's the email I got.
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Shall I recommend an "F" ?
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Shall I recommend an "F" ?
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Next letter? ("T" would probably be good)
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Next letter? ("T" would probably be good)
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I have merged all of these glidescope related threads.
To the OP these posts are a little strange. This may be due to a language issue issue so for now I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt.
The glide scope is a video laryngoscope. In EM it's used on very sick patients who need to be intubated and placed on a ventilator. There are various complications that can occur but again, these are sick people to begin with.
This is a good explaination:
I also repeat the earlier question of why you want to know and what exactly are you trying to find out? Knowing this may help us to answer you.
To the OP these posts are a little strange. This may be due to a language issue issue so for now I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt.
The glide scope is a video laryngoscope. In EM it's used on very sick patients who need to be intubated and placed on a ventilator. There are various complications that can occur but again, these are sick people to begin with.
This is a good explaination:
I also repeat the earlier question of why you want to know and what exactly are you trying to find out? Knowing this may help us to answer you.
Because, obviously, he's the long-lost son and heir to the Glidescope fortune, and, is going to ask if you, Kind Sir, could possibly help him claim the fortune. Since he is in hiding, he will happily pay you a princely sum for your assistance. You only need to wire him $50,000, your social security number, your mother's maiden name and the numbers of your bank account, and they will gratefully transfer $534,673,765 into your account for your trouble.
Or at least, that's the email I got.
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These seemingly strange responses are given because the manner of your posts raises suspiscion about your intentions. The answer to your original question(s) is yes. Every intervention in medicine carries risks, however. If you clarify your questions, or the intention behind these questions, we will likely be able and willing to provide more helpful responses.
Thank you. As an equipment retailer, I offered the videolaringoscope to a Clinic Emergency Dept., and they said videolaringoscopes in general might producte bronchoaspiration and difficulties with hypoxia customers. I am trying to understand it.
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I think a claim that video laryngoscopes cause more aspiration or hypoxia than a traditional laryngoscope is unfounded. The purpose of these devices is to facilitate intubation and reduce the instances of these complications. Whether or not they do that and which system is the best I'll leave to the manufacturers.
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Corey Slovis went on record at ACEP during a talk saying that he thought indirect laryngoscopy was going to be standard of care in a few years. (I think he said 5).
If anything, in properly trained hands, they would have the same or less risk than direct.
If anything, in properly trained hands, they would have the same or less risk than direct.
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I think the comfort level of the practioner also plays a role. From my end, I played with it on a few dummies for practice. Then I used it for airways I wasn't expecting to have trouble with. If you never use it, then break it out for that difficult airway (as I've seen some people do), I'd expect that you're not going to be as comfortable with it, and bad things could happen. Practice, practice practice.
