The Application of Light Wand in Emergency Nasotracheal Intubation

Objective To determine the clinical utility and effectiveness of light wand in emergency airway management of nasotracheal intubation.Methods We retrospective study 60 subjects(experimental group:30 subjects were performed light-guided intubation,30 controls were performed bland nasotracheal intubation),in the emergency Dept.from January 2009 to December 2009.The time-consuming,success rate and complication data was recorded.Results The light-guided intubation group was significantly consumed less time for nasotracheal intubation compared with the controls(light-guided intubation group:(29.1±4.8)svs.controls(41.8±9.9)s,P0.01);There were lower complication rate(light-guided intubation group:6.7%vs.controls:20%,P0.05)and higher success rate(light-guided intubation group:90%vs.controls:83.3%,,P0.05) in light-guided intubation group.Conclusion Light-guided intubation has been proven to be an effective,safe,and simple technique.