Skip to content
The Kids Research Institute Australia logo
Donate

Discover . Prevent . Cure .

A comparison of videolaryngoscopy using standard blades or non-standard blades in children in the Paediatric Difficult Intubation Registry

The design of a videolaryngoscope blade may affect its efficacy. We classified videolaryngoscope blades as standard and non-standard shapes to compare their efficacy performing tracheal intubation in children enrolled in the Paediatric Difficult Intubation Registry.

Citation:
Peyton J, Park R, Staffa SJ, ...... von Ungern-Sternberg B, Chiao F, et al. A comparison of videolaryngoscopy using standard blades or non-standard blades in children in the Paediatric Difficult Intubation Registry. Br J Anaesth. 2021;126(1):331-9

Keywords:
 airway; difficult intubation; infant; neonate; paediatric; videolaryngoscopy

Abstract:
The design of a videolaryngoscope blade may affect its efficacy. We classified videolaryngoscope blades as standard and non-standard shapes to compare their efficacy performing tracheal intubation in children enrolled in the Paediatric Difficult Intubation Registry.