The primary goal of this study was to identify parameters affecting the failure of videolaryngoscopy in clinical practice; secondly, the incidence of videolaryngoscopy use and the most frequently used patient groups.
Videolaryngoscopy is widely used in the management of patients with presumed difficult airway. It offers an improved laryngeal view compared with direct laryngoscopy and increases the likelihood of successful intubation in patients for whom direct laryngoscopy is anticipated to be difficult. It is among the most frequently preferred difficult airway devices due to its ease of use, portability and direct laryngoscopy resemblance. The use of videolaryngoscopy has been shown to improve intubation success in many cases associated with difficult intubation, such as morbid obesity, pregnancy, limitation of cervical motility, and poor mouth opening.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,159
Videolaryngoscopy device type
Hacettepe University Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Intubation success
The success of intubation attempt with videolaryngoscopy (yes/no)
Time frame: 15 minutes
The reason of videolaryngoscopy
Why videolaryngoscopy is preferred instead of standard direct laryngoscopy
Time frame: 15 minutes
The type of videolaryngoscopy blade
acute angled/macintosh/miller blade
Time frame: 15 minutes
The rescue technique
The rescue technique used for patients who could not be intubated with videolaryngoscopy
Time frame: 30 minutes
Factors affecting success of videolaryngoscopy
Mallampati score, thyromental distance, neck movements, upper lip bite test, mouth opening
Time frame: 30 minutes
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