Bougies for all intubations led to high success rates, even on difficult airways
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Bougies are long, stiff plastic wands inserted into the trachea through the glottis during direct laryngoscopy (DL), providing a "guidewire" over which an endotracheal (ET) tube can then be more easily advanced into the trachea. Bougies have traditionally been used after one or more failed intubation attempts with direct laryngoscopy, at which point the airway is declared “difficult.”
Bougies for all intubations led to high success rates, even on difficult airways
Bougies for all intubations led to high…
Bougies for all intubations led to high success rates, even on difficult airways
Bougies are long, stiff plastic wands inserted into the trachea through the glottis during direct laryngoscopy (DL), providing a "guidewire" over which an endotracheal (ET) tube can then be more easily advanced into the trachea. Bougies have traditionally been used after one or more failed intubation attempts with direct laryngoscopy, at which point the airway is declared “difficult.”