ArticleAnaesthesiology intensive therapy2023
The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on videolaryngoscopy: a cross-sectional before-and-after survey.
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- Hemodynamic Response to Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation With Conventional Macintosh Laryngoscope Versus C-MAC Video Laryngoscope in Patients Undergoing Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Anesthesiology research and practice · 2026Article
- Comparison of the Effectiveness of the C-MAC Versus the McGrath Videolaryngoscope for Adult Endotracheal Intubation in Clinical Patients, Simulated Patients, and Manikin Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Anesthesiology research and practice · 2026Review
- Grading systems for tracheal intubation using videolaryngoscopy.BJA education · 2025Review
- Still avoiding videolaryngoscopy in morbid obesity-A matter of tradition or missing evidence?Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- The COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of the Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy journal: What have we learned?Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2025Article
- A Comparison of McGrath Mac and HugeMed Video Laryngoscopes in Pediatric Patients Under 3 Years Old-A Prospective Randomized Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Carbon footprint comparison of video intubation tools: Disposable laryngoscopes, reusable laryngoscopes, and stylets.PloS one · 2025Article
- Failed/difficult Intubation comparing between pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 pandemic period using a national insurance claims database and information system of a university hospital.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundGuidelines and consensus statements recommend the use of videola-ryngoscopes (VLs) in airway management of patients with COVID-19. However, there is a lack of knowledge about which types of videolaryngoscopes are used, differences of use between countries, and how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced their use. The primary aim of this before-and-after cross-sectional survey study was to assess the frequency of the use of videolaryngoscopy in the operation theatres in different countries. Also, the preferred characteristics of videolaryngoscopes were assessed.
methodsWith Ethics Committee approval, a questionnaire was distributed among anaes-thesiologists through the European Airway Management Society's network in 2019 before and in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Responses to the questions were analysed and presented as descriptive statistics.
resultsWe reached out to 791 anaesthesiologists; 155 (19.5%) returned the first questionnaire, and 91 (11.5%) returned the second survey. Videolaryngoscopes were used in 24.1% of cases before COVID-19 and in 43.1% after the pandemic ( P < 0.001). We revealed that the availability of videolaryngoscopes increased to 100% in all centres during the pandemic. Routine use of videolaryngoscopes in all cases increased from 12.5% to 38.9%. The type of videolaryngoscope and the blade preference did not change during this period ( P = 1.000).
conclusionsThis survey reflects that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the availability and use of videolaryngoscopes in operating theatres, and that more anaesthesiologists now use them routinely in all cases. The preferred type of VL or blade did not change during the pandemic.
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