NextGen Learning To Elevate Your Airway Practice
Overview
Stylets assist with tube delivery and can improve your first-pass success. Despite their ubiquitous nature, they are often overlooked as independent airway tools with unique features and best practices. So we decided to cover them here for you. Take a moment to review this content, then head over to one of our self-guided practice installations for some hands-on training.
Why It Matters
We like The Bottom Line to build your learning network. Check out this post on the STYLETO trial and evidence that stylets can improve your first pass success.
Rapid Review
Is real-time too slow for you? Watch this first for a quick review of stylet shaping best practices. Then, when you have time, scroll down for more detail.
Next Steps
Time to get into it and learn how to shape that tube with the straight to cuff technique. This is our go to shaping style and we will show you the details of how to do it right.
Applied Stylet Shaping
Now let’s take a look at why this tube shaping technique using a stylet is so important, and how it will help you during laryngoscopy to deliver that tube and improve your first pass success.
Curated MedEd
Don’t obscure your view!
Maintaining a view of the larynx during tube delivery is important and requires some technique. The straight-to-cuff stylet shaping prevents the tube from obscuring your view of the larynx while it is being inserted. We love this video by Dr. Levitan. Another great airway network builder.
Here is another curated MedEd pearl on stylet shaping and a great network builder. Follow AIME airway for another great eduction resource.
Evidence-Based Learning Network
The Bottom Line
What’s Next
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