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Anesthesiology and resuscitationEquipment and machines

Intubating stylet (bougie/stylet)

Semi-rigid, bendable guide inserted inside or alongside the endotracheal tube to ease its passage.

How it is used

Intubations with limited glottic view, when the tube alone cannot be aimed precisely enough.

Sources

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History

Added to the catalog on 2026-09-29.

Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.

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