Video versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults.
Matthew E PrekkerBrian E DriverStacy A TrentDaniel Resnick-AultKevin P SeitzDerek W RussellJohn P GaillardAndrew J LatimerShekhar A GhamandeKevin W GibbsDerek J VonderhaarMicah R WhitsonChristopher R BarnesJeremy P WalcoIvor S DouglasVijay KrishnamoorthyAlon DaganJill J BastmanBradley D LloydSheetal GandotraJordan K GoransonSteven H MitchellHeath D WhiteJessica A PalakshappaAlyssa EspineraDavid B PageAaron JoffeSydney J HansenChristopher G HughesTobias GeorgeJ Taylor HerbertNathan I ShapiroSteven G SchauerBrit J LongBrant ImhoffLi WangJillian P RhoadsKelsey N WomackDavid R JanzWesley H SelfTodd W RiceAdit A GindeJonathan D CaseyMatthew W Semlernull nullPublished in: The New England journal of medicine (2023)
Among critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation in an emergency department or ICU, the use of a video laryngoscope resulted in a higher incidence of successful intubation on the first attempt than the use of a direct laryngoscope. (Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense; DEVICE ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT05239195.).