Bougie regulation; is it stiff enough?

The humble bougie…forty years and still counting?

“…Success rates of the single‐use bougies are lower than that of the gum‐elastic bougie, with a reported first time success rate with the Frova of ~84% at the first attempt and 96% at the second attempt . There are concerns regarding the increase in incidence of tracheobronchial trauma and bleeding associated with the use of single‐use bougies . A study of the use of the Frova single‐use bougie in 200 patients reported an incidence of airway trauma of ~5% .…”