ArticleWorld journal of surgery2015
A comparison of video laryngoscopy to direct laryngoscopy for the emergency intubation of trauma patients.
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- Video laryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy in achieving successful emergency endotracheal intubations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- Comparison of adverse events between video and direct laryngoscopes for tracheal intubations in emergency department and ICU patients-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Video laryngoscopy as a teaching tool in direct intubation in undergraduate medical education - a randomized controlled trial.BMC medical education · 2026Trial
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- Randomized Trial of Video Laryngoscopy for Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults.Critical care medicine · 2016Trial
- A periscope-based, 3D printed indirect laryngoscope for resource limited settings: a non-randomized observational manikin trial.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Video Laryngoscopy for Endotracheal Intubation: A Consideration for Manual In-Line Stabilization Without Cervical Collar Versus Full Immobilization.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2025Article
- Characterizing intubation practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network (CCEDRRN) sites.BMC emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Comparison of Force During the Endotracheal Intubation of Commercial Simulation Manikins.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Evaluating the Usability of a 3D-Printed Video Laryngoscope for Tracheal Intubation of a Manikin.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- Direct vs Video Laryngoscopy for Difficult Airway Patients in the Emergency Department: A National Emergency Airway Registry Study.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2022Article
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- Re-creating reality: validation of fresh frozen full cadaver airway training with videolaryngoscopy and bougie FIRST strategy : The BOAH-course: a prospective, observational study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2022Observational
- Videolaryngoscopy for all intubations: Is direct laryngoscopy obsolete?Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2022Article
- Video screen visualization patterns when using a video laryngoscope for tracheal intubation: A systematic review.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2022Review
- Video versus direct laryngoscopy on successful first-pass endotracheal intubation in ICU patients.World journal of emergency medicine · 2018Article
- Changes in the first-pass success rate with the GlideScope video laryngoscope and direct laryngoscope: a ten-year observational study in two academic emergency departments.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundDirect laryngoscopy (DL) has long been the gold standard for tracheal intubation in emergency and trauma patients. Video laryngoscopy (VL) is increasingly used in many settings and the purpose of this study was to compare its effectiveness to direct laryngoscopy in trauma patients. Our hypothesis was that the success rate of VL would be higher than that of DL.
methodsData were collected prospectively on all trauma patients, from January 2008 to June 2011, who were intubated emergently in an academic level I trauma center. After intubation, the physician that performed the intubation completed a structured data collection form that included demographics, complications, and the presence of difficult airway predictors. Our primary outcome measure was overall successful tracheal intubation, which was defined as successful intubation with the first device used.
resultsDuring the study period, 709 trauma patients were intubated by either VL or DL. VL was performed in 55% of cases. The overall success rate of VL was 88% compared to 83% with DL (P = 0.05). Cervical (C-Spine) immobilization was predictive of higher initial success with VL (87%) than with DL (80%) (P < 0.05). In multivariate regression analysis DL was associated with higher risk of intubation failure compared to VL (OR 1.82, CI: 1.15-2.86).
conclusionsIn trauma patients intubated emergently, VL had a significantly higher success rate than DL. These data suggest that, in select circumstances, VL is superior to DL for the intubation of trauma patients with difficult airways.
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