A cricoid cartilage compression device for the accurate and reproducible application of cricoid pressure.
Anaesthesia
; 70(1): 18-25, 2015 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25267415
ABSTRACT
We describe the development and laboratory assessment of a refined prototype tactile feedback device for the safe and accurate application of cricoid pressure. We recruited 20 operating department practitioners and compared their performance of cricoid pressure on a training simulator using both the device and a manual unaided technique. The device significantly reduced the spread of the applied force average (SE) root mean squared error decreased from 8.23 (0.48) N to 5.23 (0.32) N (p < 0.001). The average (SE) upwards bias in applied force also decreased, from 2.30 (0.74) N to 0.88 (0.48) N (p < 0.01). Most importantly, the percentage of force applications that deviated from target by more than 10 N decreased from 18% to 7% (p < 0.01). The device requires no prior training, is cheap to manufacture, is single-use and requires no power to operate, whilst ensuring that the correct force is always consistently applied.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cartilagem Cricoide
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Aspiração Respiratória de Conteúdos Gástricos
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Intubação Intratraqueal
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Anaesthesia
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido