Applicability of Lubo™ collar in non-invasive airway management - A narrative review
Airway management is a critical aspect of medical care, especially in unconscious or anesthetized patients. Following administration of sedatives, loss of upper airway tone and supraglottic airway obstruction are common, resulting in adverse respiratory events. The anesthesiologist frequently perfor...
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| description | Airway management is a critical aspect of medical care, especially in unconscious or anesthetized patients. Following administration of sedatives, loss of upper airway tone and supraglottic airway obstruction are common, resulting in adverse respiratory events. The anesthesiologist frequently performs a manual jaw thrust in these scenarios to maintain the upper airway patency. Manual jaw thrust, on the contrary, requires a dedicated assistant to assist with ventilation, which can be challenging if manpower is limited during an airway crisis. A more recent device, the Lubo™ airway collar, can provide continuous mandibular thrust with cervical spine immobilization. Limited research has been conducted on the safety and effectiveness of this novel airway device. This narrative review focuses on the scope and current evidence of the Lubo™ airway collar in the field of anesthesia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cc9fb968ca11463a89e24899b9b7966b2025-08-20T03:12:38ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology2231-27302025-01-01411202510.4103/joacp.joacp_392_23Applicability of Lubo™ collar in non-invasive airway management - A narrative reviewBalaji VaithialingamSamanvitha KarupakulaAirway management is a critical aspect of medical care, especially in unconscious or anesthetized patients. Following administration of sedatives, loss of upper airway tone and supraglottic airway obstruction are common, resulting in adverse respiratory events. The anesthesiologist frequently performs a manual jaw thrust in these scenarios to maintain the upper airway patency. Manual jaw thrust, on the contrary, requires a dedicated assistant to assist with ventilation, which can be challenging if manpower is limited during an airway crisis. A more recent device, the Lubo™ airway collar, can provide continuous mandibular thrust with cervical spine immobilization. Limited research has been conducted on the safety and effectiveness of this novel airway device. This narrative review focuses on the scope and current evidence of the Lubo™ airway collar in the field of anesthesia.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/joacp.joacp_392_23airway managementanesthesiaelectroconvulsive therapyimmobilizationmagnetic resonance imaging |
| spellingShingle | Balaji Vaithialingam Samanvitha Karupakula Applicability of Lubo™ collar in non-invasive airway management - A narrative review Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology airway management anesthesia electroconvulsive therapy immobilization magnetic resonance imaging |
| title | Applicability of Lubo™ collar in non-invasive airway management - A narrative review |
| title_full | Applicability of Lubo™ collar in non-invasive airway management - A narrative review |
| title_fullStr | Applicability of Lubo™ collar in non-invasive airway management - A narrative review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Applicability of Lubo™ collar in non-invasive airway management - A narrative review |
| title_short | Applicability of Lubo™ collar in non-invasive airway management - A narrative review |
| title_sort | applicability of lubo™ collar in non invasive airway management a narrative review |
| topic | airway management anesthesia electroconvulsive therapy immobilization magnetic resonance imaging |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/joacp.joacp_392_23 |
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