A blind insertion airway device (BIAD or blind insertion device) is a medical device used for airway management that ensures an open pathway between a patient's lungs and the outside world, as well as reducing the risk of aspiration, which can be placed without visualization of the glottis.[1] Blind insertion airway devices are often used in the pre-hospital and emergency setting.
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While the term blind insertion airway device does not refer to an endotracheal tube, it too can also be blindly inserted in certain circumstances, or inserted using a BIAD as a conduit for an endotracheal tube, or by using a bougie or airway exchange catheter.
Blind insertion devices have a number of limitations compared to endotracheal intubation; firstly, the risk of aspiration is higher when using a blind insertion device.
Examples of blind insertion airway devices are:
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A combitube.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Maybauer, Marc O. (2022). Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Interdisciplinary Problem-based Learning Approach. Oxford University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-19-752130-4.