Effect of Laryngoscope Blade Size on First Pass Success of Tracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Adults

Effect of Laryngoscope Blade Size on First Pass Success of Tracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Adults

OBJECTIVES:. Tracheal intubation (TI) is a common procedure in critical care, often performed with a Macintosh curved blade used for direct laryngoscopy (DL). Minimal evidence informs the choice between Macintosh blade sizes during TI. We hypothesized that Macintosh 4 blade would have higher first-a...

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Main Authors: Kevin R. Landefeld, MD, Seiji Koike, MAS, Ran Ran, MD, Matthew W. Semler, MD, MSc, Christopher Barnes, MD, Susan B. Stempek, PA-C, MMSc, David R. Janz, MD, MSc, Todd W. Rice, MD, MSc, Derek W. Russell, MD, Wesley H. Self, MD, MPH, Derek Vonderhaar, MD, Jason R. West, MD, Jonathan D. Casey, MD, MSc, Akram Khan, MD, for the Pragmatic Critical Care Research Group, Adit A. Ginde, Sheetal Gandotra, Brian E. Driver, Matthew E. Prekker, Stacy Trent, David R. Janz, Derek W. Russell, Todd W. Rice, Wesley H. Self, Kevin Gibbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2023-03-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000855

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