Kohji Fujisawa

Publications (2)0 Total impact

• Article: [GlideScope videolaryngoscope: a clinical assessment of its performance in 200 consecutive patients].

  Yoshihiro Hirabayashi, Takahiro Hakozaki, Kohji Fujisawa, Masaki Yamada, Hideo Suzuki, Masaaki Satoh, Kunihisa Hotta, Takashi Igarashi, Naoyuki Taga, Norimasa Seo
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  ABSTRACT: The GlideScope videolaryngoscope is a new device for endotracheal intubation, which provides a view of the glottis without alignment of the oral pharyngeal and tracheal axes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of the GlideScope in patients. We evaluated the performance of the GlideScope" in 200 consecutive patients requiring orotracheal intubation for surgery. In the 200 patients, excellent (Cormack-Lehane [C-L] view 1) or good (C-L 2) laryngeal exposure was obtained in 68% and 31% respectively and successful orotracheal intubation was achieved in all the patients. The mean +/- SD time to intubate was 51 +/- 20 seconds in trainees, 52 +/- 25 seconds in junior anesthesia residents, 48 +/- 18 seconds in senior anesthesia residents, and 50 +/- 18 seconds in staff anesthetists. The GlideScope was easily handled not only by experienced anesthetists but also by novice personnel. The GlideScope seems to be a novel device in routine and difficult airway management.
  Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology 10/2007; 56(9):1059-64.
• Article: [Nasal endotracheal intubation using GlideScope].

  Yoshihiro Hirabayashi, Takahiro Hakozaki, Kohji Fujisawa, Masahiro Hiruta, Yasunori Niwa, Naho Sata, Takako Sinohara, Kohki Taira, Yuko Takaku, Saki Kayamoto
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  ABSTRACT: We describe the performance of GlideScope in 34 consecutive patients who required nasal endotracheal intubation for surgical convenience. In the 34 patients, nasal endotracheal intubation was achieved in 52 +/- 22 (mean +/- SD) sec by unexperienced clinicians, and in 50 +/- 17 sec by anesthetists in the department. Margill forceps were not needed for any patient during nasotracheal intubation. The improved coordination afforded by an image on a video monitor seen by both the assistant providing laryngeal manipulation and the anesthetist handling the laryngoscope resulted in a significant advantage over the conventional laryngoscope technique. GlideScope seems to be a novel useful device for nasal endotracheal intubation.
  Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology 09/2007; 56(8):962-4.