The Easytube for airway management in prehospital emergency medicine

Performance and skill retention of intubation by paramedics using seven different airway devices—A manikin study

“…43 We also agree with Davis et al that Combitube ® , and in extention EasyTube ® , are useful emergency airways, especially for paramedics. 44,45 In summary, the use of Combitube ® and EasyTube ® may be recommended especially in pre-hospital emergency situations, should an inexperienced operator be attending or repeated attempts of ETI fail.…”

Inter-center comparison of EasyTube and endotracheal tube during general anesthesia in minor elective surgery

“…Also, due to the retrospective design, there is a possibility that some information is missing or reported falsely in the database, which might contribute to the variability in some centers. There is currently only one randomized, clinical study on intubation with the EzT that reported 14 patients with a difficult airway [4], and one manikin study of our own group addressing this important topic [28]. Therefore, further clinical research on the use of the EzT in difficult airway situations is warranted [29].…”

“…Its two-lumen design allows ventilation via the proximal lumen and simultaneous placement of a gastric tube via the distal lumen. The EzT has been designed for the “cannot intubate, cannot oxygenate” scenario in prehospital as well as intrahospital settings and is utilized in medical emergency services and emergency departments worldwide [4–6]. It is used not only for anticipated and unanticipated difficult airway situations but also as an airway device used by non-anesthesiologists with limited training in airway management.…”

The EasyTube during general anesthesia for minor surgery

“…Another limitation of this study is that only patients with anticipated normal airways were included, and thus, the performance of the EzT as a definitive airway in patients with expected difficult intubation remains unclear. There is currently only 1 randomized, clinical study on intubation with the EzT that reported 14 patients with a difficult airway, [5] and 1 manikin study of our own group addressing this important topic. [34] Therefore, further in vivo research on the use of the EzT in difficult airway situations is warranted.…”

“…[3,4] Its 2-lumen design allows ventilation via the proximal lumen and simultaneous placement of a gastric tube via the distal lumen. The EzT has been designed for the “cannot intubate, cannot ventilate” scenario in prehospital as well as intrahospital settings and is utilized in medical emergency services and emergency departments all over the world, [5,6] not only for anticipated and unanticipated difficult airway situations but also as an airway device used by nonanesthesiologists or situations where only limited practice is possible. [7–9] In the majority of cases, the EzT will be exchanged for an endotracheal tube (ETT) once the difficult airway situation has been resolved or the patient has reached the hospital.…”