Aspiration of gastric contents is a recognised complication during all phases of anaesthesia.
The risk of this event becomes more likely with repeated attempts at tracheal intubation …

The Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis published in 2022 that compared
videolaryngoscopy (VL) with direct laryngoscopy (DL) for facilitating tracheal intubation in …

Direct laryngoscopy has been described as a diagnostic method since the mid-18th century.
1 Still, it was only around 1914, due to the World War I, that direct laryngoscopy was …

However, repeat laryngoscopy by an alternative intubator (even using the original
technique) was frequently the mechanism by which oesophageal intubation was identified …

The techniques and tools for tracheal intubation have undergone substantial advancements
since their initial descriptions by Hippocrates [1]. Key milestones include the introduction of …

BACKGROUND: Second-generation supraglottic airway (SGA) devices are widely used, but
thought to have inferior safety performance to endotracheal tubes (ETTs), but might be …

There is compelling evidence to support the superiority of videolaryngoscopes over direct
laryngoscopes for several adult tracheal intubation outcomes [1–3]. However, questions …

We thank Dr Lyons for his continued interest in our review [1] and welcome the ongoing
dialogue. Dr Lyons presents a post hoc sensitivity analysis and a granular breakdown of …

Videolaryngoscopes continue to garner significant attention due to their technical
advantages over traditional direct laryngoscopy, including higher first-pass success rates …