Use of the AGobi All-in-One Airway Stabilizing Device During Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy: A Case Study Report

Airway management during endoscopy is highly critical, and this is particularly true in older patients with complex medical issues. Over the course of the last few decades, tremendous advances in various airway stabilization devices used during endoscopic procedures have occurred. This includes not only laryngeal masks but a variety of extraglottic devices as well. Identifying airway stabilization devices that offer patient safety, patient comfort and ease-of-use while promoting high quality results remains a continual process. With this in mind, a case study presentation is provided involving a complicated elderly patient undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy that utilized the AGobi All-inOne Airway Stabilization device. The case experience will highlight the advantages of this supraglottic airway device while an examination of the research literature will discuss its potential limitations. Based on this case study, the use of this device in fiberoptic bronchoscopy and in a number of other situations where airway stabilization is needed is supported. In addition, the case study also supports further study of the AGobi All-in-One Airway Stabilizing device in comparison to other airway stabilizing options in specific patient scenarios. *Corresponding author: Victor G. Ghobrial, Associates/Respiratory Medicine, Bradenton, Florida, USA, Tel: (941) 746-7444; Fax: (941) 746-1777; E-mail: victorghobrial@ymail.com Received August 23, 2018; Accepted September 12, 2018; Published September 18, 2018 Citation: Ghobrial VG, Schon A, Childress D (2018) Use of the AGobi All-in-One Airway Stabilizing Device During Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy: A Case Study Report. J Pulm Respir Med 8: 472. doi: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000472 Copyright: ©2018 Ghobrial VG, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.