This systematic review finds that video laryngoscopy improves outcomes, even for experts.
No procedure is more central to emergency medicine than intubation, and video laryngoscopy (VL) is the most important innovation in the procedure since widespread dissemination of rapid sequence intubation. These authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis testing whether VL improved outcomes for adult (age >18 years) elective surgery patients with predicted difficult airways who were intubated by experienced anesthetists (>2 years of experience with direct laryngoscopy [DL]).
Nine studies were identified involving a total of 1329 patients and a variety of VL devices. First-pass success was significantly higher with VL than DL (95% vs. 86%) and time-to-successful-intubation was significantly shorter with VL (28 vs. 37 seconds). S…
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Grant/Research SupportEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; MINDSOURCE
Editorial BoardsThe Quarterly Update: Reviews of Current Child Abuse Medical Research; Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesThe Helfer Society (Executive Committee Member)
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Grant/Research SupportEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; MINDSOURCE
Editorial BoardsThe Quarterly Update: Reviews of Current Child Abuse Medical Research; Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesThe Helfer Society (Executive Committee Member)