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ArticleThe Laryngoscope2025

Tele-Flexible Laryngoscopy Enables Remote Specialty Airway Evaluation in Rural Emergency Department.

John L Rustad, Allison Lipsky, Heather Herrington, Ashley Weismann

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Article in The Laryngoscope, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

John L RustadRobert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6166-0414
Allison LipskyRobert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, USA.
Heather HerringtonRobert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, USA.
Ashley WeismannRobert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-9325-8763

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report describes "tele-flexible laryngoscopy," a novel telemedicine approach for rural emergency departments (EDs) without otolaryngology coverage. A 60-year-old male with progressive voice changes and dyspnea underwent flexible laryngoscopy by an emergency physician, with video captured via smartphone and reviewed asynchronously by an otolaryngologist. This method eliminated the need for patient transfer, demonstrating its potential to improve rural access to specialty care and highlighting the need for further research on training and standardization.

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Emergency Service, HospitalLaryngoscopyRural Health ServicesHumansMaleMiddle AgedTelemedicineairwayflexible laryngoscopyruralsmartphonetelemedicine

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PMID40637487
PMCPMC13001695

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