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  • Title: [BONFILS retromolar intubation fiberscope VS styletscope for oro-tracheal intubation].
    Author: Maeyama A, Kodaka M, Miyao H.
    Journal: Masui; 2009 Oct; 58(10):1323-7. PubMed ID: 19860245.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Battery-powered BONFILS Retromolar Intubation Fiberscope (B-scope) is a nonflexible fiberscope having the same curvature as the Macintosh laryngoscope. Battery-powered StyletScope (S-scope) has a flexible apex whose direction was controlled by grasping a handle. We assessed the operational performance of the two scopes. METHODS: Fifty patients were randomly allocated in the two groups :25 patients were in the B group (B-scope) and 25 were S group (S-scope) after obtaining written informed consent. We evaluated Mallampati class classification, size of tracheal tube, and intubation time. RESULTS: There are no significance differences between the two groups in Mallampati class, demographic date and intubation time (23 +/-15 sec in B-group and 26 +/-14 sec in S-group). Both scopes were good in operational performance. CONCLUSIONS: BONFILS Retromolar Intubation Fiberscope and StyletScope are both good in the operational performance.
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