Utility of the Portex Introducer, Ivory Type, as a Tube Exchanger

Intubation is faster, more sure, and easier by use of the PII as a tube exchanger than with the CAEC. This may be particularly important for patients undergoing oral and maxillofacial surgery as a result of anatomic changes in the airway, because edema or hematoma in the upper airway often leads to failed intubation. We conclude that the PII is useful as a tube exchanger.