Use of hyperangulated video laryngoscopy reduced the number of attempts needed to achieve endotracheal intubation compared with direct laryngoscopy among adults undergoing elective or emergent ...

Awake tracheal intubation using videolaryngoscopy is safe and effective in patients with suspected difficult airways, with a high success rate and a low number of serious complications.

Many readers argued that intubation remains the definitive airway and should not be replaced. “ETI IS the gold standard in airway securement. Supraglottics are handy as backup airways, or a rapid ...

Anesthesiologists should not start with the consideration of how to handle difficult intubation, but rather the other variables that affect outcome of patients presenting with impaired cardiopulmonary ...

As emergency responders, we are tasked with executing lifesaving maneuvers in high-stress situations. For example, every one of us has been trained to know the traditional ABC sequence of trauma ...

Computerized analysis of facial structure can classify patients for whom intubation might be difficult, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia. The study, titled “Accurate ...

Intubation times were significantly faster with the AP Advance laryngoscope than with the GlideScope in mannequins with difficult airways, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of ...

Maintaining an open airway is a critical priority in emergency medicine. Without the flow of oxygen, other emergency interventions can become ineffective at saving the patient’s life. However, ...