INTRODUCTION Our objective is to evaluate the resident learning curves for direct laryngoscopy (DL) and GlideScope® video laryngoscopy (GVL) over the course of an emergency medicine (EM) residency training program. METHODS This was an analysis of intubations performed in the emergency department (ED) by EM residents over a seven-year period from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2014 at an academic ED...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the use of a GlideScope video laryngoscope (GVL) improves first-attempt intubation success compared with the Macintosh laryngoscope (MAC) in the emergency department (ED). DESIGN A propensity score-matched analysis of data from a prospective multicentre ED airway registry-the Korean Emergency Airway Management Registry (KEAMR). SETTING 4 academic EDs located in...

INTRODUCTION The majority of children with stridor present in the first few months of life. Although awake nasopharyngolaryngoscopy, and direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy under anesthesia are the standard for evaluation of infants with significant airway obstruction, a substantial subset of infants present with milder symptoms. For them, flexible laryngoscopy in the office setting is safe an...

SUMMARY Tracheal intubation using direct laryngoscopy has a high failure rate when performed by untrained medical personnel. This study compares tracheal intubation following direct laryngoscopy by inexperienced medical students when initially trained by using either the GlideScope, a video assisted laryngoscope, or a rigid (Macintosh) laryngoscope. Forty-two medical students with no previous e...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS tracheitis is an acute, infectious, potentially life-threatening condition of the pediatric airway. Historically, patients have often required urgent invasive airway support, and have been treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics, often combined with direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective chart review. METHODS Six patients between the ages of 1...

Abstract: Introduction: The orotracheal intubation is an important procedure in airway management, especially when performed emergency situations. Video-laryngoscopy artifice that facilitates visualization of the glottis, aiding intubation. Objective: This study aimed to attach a video camera conventional Macintosh-type laryngoscope enable and train or otracheal training. Method: use coupled al...

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