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The Trachway intubating stylet (Trachway^®), when used by experienced anesthesiologists, has been shown to be effective for difficult airway management. We evaluated the efficacy of this intubating stylet for tracheal intubation in a manikin when used by experienced laryngoscopists with little experience using this device.

Thirty-eight nurse anesthesiologists intubated the trachea of a manikin (Laerdal Airway Management Trainer) with a Trachway intubating stylet or a Macintosh laryngoscope in easy and difficult laryngoscopy scenarios. The duration of the intubation attempts, success rates, dental trauma, and ease of use (0 = very easy; 10 = very difficult) were recorded. The primary endpoint was the duration of the successful tracheal intubation attempt in the difficult laryngoscopy scenario. Data are presented as means (SD …