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Article: Plastic blades result in both greater peak force and duration of laryngoscopy.
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- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- September 29, 2003
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2003 SEP 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Plastic blades result in both greater peak force and duration of laryngoscopy.
"According to a study from Wales, "The concern that reusable equipment may be a source of cross-infection has prompted the increased use of disposable laryngoscope blades. We conducted a study investigating the duration of laryngoscopy and the peak force generated using various laryngoscope blades.
"Five blades were studied: one reusable MacIntosh 3 blade, one disposable metal blade, and three plastic disposable blades. Sixty anesthetists performed laryngoscopy on a mannequin using each of the five blades presented in a random order," ...