3 results match your criteria: "Metaxa Hospital of Piraeus[Affiliation]"
A comparison of the i-gel and classic LMA insertion in manikins by experienced and novice physicians.
Eur J Emerg Med
February 2012
Anesthesiology Department, Metaxa Hospital of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece.
Objective: Airway management is of utmost importance in critical patients, for whom endotracheal intubation remains the gold standard. However, it is a difficult skill to acquire and success rates in novices are unacceptably low. Supraglottic devices constitute promising alternatives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlidescope constitutes a promising alternative for airway management in the hands of non-anesthetists. Reply to the letter by Yuan et al.
Minerva Anestesiol
May 2011
Department of Anesthesiology, "Metaxa" Hospital of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece -
Macintosh and Glidescope® performance by Advanced Cardiac Life Support providers: a manikin study.
Minerva Anestesiol
January 2011
Metaxa Hospital of Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
Background: The aim of the present study was to assess whether the use of the Glidescope® would improve the success rates and the duration of intubation attempts during airway management when compared to direct laryngoscopy in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) providers with no prior experience in videolaryngoscopy.
Methods: This cross-over randomized study involved 44 ACLS providers. The educational session for the participants included a brief presentation of the equipment and a demonstration of the Glidescope®.