Becker's ASC

Study: AP Advance Laryngoscope Speeds Up Intubation in Difficult Airways

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 ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Computerized Facial Structure Analysis Often Predicts Difficult Intubation

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 ...
Becker's ASC

Anesthesiologists Should Institute Multiple Checks for Dealing With Difficult Intubation

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 ...
STAT

Robotic device could make intubation faster and easier for first responders, small study suggests

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. It’s a long-standing challenge for first responders: Opening the airways of ...
Nature

Airway Management and Tracheal Intubation Techniques

The practice of airway management and tracheal intubation remains a cornerstone of emergency and critical care medicine. Advances in technology and protocol development have substantially improved ...