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Gaitini, L., Yanovsky, B., Somri, M., Tome, R., Mora, P.C. and Reed, A. (2011) Prospective Randomized Comparison of the Easytube and the Esophageal-tracheal Combitube Airway Devices During General Anesthesia with Mechanical Ventilation. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 23, 475-481.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2011.01.007

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• TITLE: A Comparison of Blind and Laryngoscopic Insertion of the EasyTube

  AUTHORS: Julia C. Caldwell, David P. De Korte, Renee E. Doll, Sonia J. Vaida

  KEYWORDS: Airway Management, Supraglottic Airway Devices, EasyTube

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Anesthesiology, Vol.5 No.8, August 31, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Introduction: The EasyTube is a disposable, polyvinyl-chloride, double-lumen, supraglottic airway device, which allows ventilation in either esophageal or tracheal position. The EasyTube may be positioned into the esophagus blindly or using a laryngoscope. Methods: Our study compared blind versus laryngoscopic-guided esophageal EasyTube insertion. Thirty two anesthesiologists inserted an EasyTube, size 41 Fr, into a mannequin, by using a blind and a laryngoscopic technique in a 2 × 2 crossover design. Results: No statistically significant difference in the time to achieve an effective airway was found: 23.9 ± 6 seconds for the blind and 29.5 ± 7.6 seconds for the laryngoscopic-guided technique. Conclusion: EasyTube insertion was equally successful with or without a laryn-goscope in a mannequin when used by anesthesia providers.