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quick
guide.

fiberoptic intubation after LMA rescue.

what is the aintree catheter?

Its a flexible catheter used for fiberoptically converting an LMA to an oral ETT.
Following intratracheal placement, a 7-0 ETT can be railroaded over Aintree and into the trachea.
It is shorter than an airway exchange catheter so that it can be preloaded onto a bronchoscope.
The aintree is compatible with any "intermediate" sized bronchoscope (i.e. the Olympus 4-0 or the Verathon Slim 3.8mm).
The smallest ETT compatible with an aintree is the 7-0 ETT (a smaller ETT cannot be railroaded over the Aintree)
It's also known as an Airway Intubation Catheter (AIC)
Comes with 2 "rapifit" adaptors (please refer to manufacturer’s guidelines for use)

Aintree intubation.

A step by step guide.

additional considerations.

This should be performed in a controlled stepwise process

The process is designed to provide continuous ventilation/oxygenation via the LMA and bronch adaptor until the LMA is removed and ETT is railroaded in place