Source Reference: Prekker ME, et al "Video versus direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation of critically ill adults" N Engl J Med 2023; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2301601. Secondary Source.

Tracheal intubation was performed in an ICU in 73.2% of the patients and in an emergency department in 26.8%. In total, 85.9% of the intubations were performed by a resident or a fellow.

Intubation was attempted with an appropriately sized single-lumen endotracheal tube, usually 7.5 to 8 mm in size. For patients in the direct laryngoscopy group, stylets were used per clinical ...

Topical application of corticosteroids to tracheal tubes to prevent postoperative sore throat in adults undergoing tracheal intubation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. https ...

In the multicenter, randomized PREOXI trial, Casey and colleagues evaluated 1,301 adults (median age, 61 years) in the ICU (73.2%) or ED (26.8%) undergoing tracheal intubation to determine which ...

A tracheal rupture during endotracheal intubation (where a catheter is placed in the windpipe), is extraordinarily rare, occurring at a rate of only 0.005 percent.

Other international guidelines provide advice on techniques to confirm tracheal intubation, but the current guideline is the first to focus specifically on preventing unrecognized esophageal ...

To the Editor: I have read with interest the carefully prepared article by Dr. Benjamin Etsten and Dr. Donald Mahler on "Subglottic Membrane, a Complication of Endotracheal Intubation" that ...