The University of Nottingham has secured £1.1 million in funding from the Medical Research Council to undertake human trials for the world’s first optical fiber sensor-equipped #endotracheal tube (iTraXS).
#Engineering #Biology #Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/11/eng11072301.html
#intubation has multiple steps: "(1) initiating the procedure and positioning the patient, (2) inserting the direct #laryngoscopy blade, (3) achieving the optimal laryngeal view, (4) inserting the #endotracheal tube, (5) verifying tube placement, and (6) securing the endotracheal tube." They are all important but I see the most opportunity to improve (4). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35451970
There is excellent, sophisticated work being done, and opportunities to take it further.
This paper beautifully demonstrating a rigorous approach to validation of a #simulation based #evaluation tool. Would love to see this expanded to model #endotracheal tube #pitch, #roll and #yaw. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36598824/
