Clinically Preferred Videolaryngoscopes in Airway Management: An Updated Systematic Review

Videolaryngoscopes (VLs) have emerged as a safety net offering several advantages over direct laryngoscopy (DL). The aim of this study is to expand on our previous study conducted in 2016, to deduce which VL is most preferred by clinicians and to highlight any changes that may have occurred over the...

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Published in:Healthcare (Basel) 2023-08, Vol.11 (17), p.2383
Main Authors: Nedunchezhian, Vikram, Nedunchezhian, Ishvar, Van Zundert, André
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airway management
critical care
difficult airway
Evaluation
Intubation
laryngoscope
Laryngoscopy
Patient outcomes
Patient satisfaction
Patients
Simulation
Success
Systematic Review
Trachea
Trauma
videolaryngoscope
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Summary:Videolaryngoscopes (VLs) have emerged as a safety net offering several advantages over direct laryngoscopy (DL). The aim of this study is to expand on our previous study conducted in 2016, to deduce which VL is most preferred by clinicians and to highlight any changes that may have occurred over the past 7 years. An extensive systematic literature review was performed on Medline, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central Database of Controlled Studies for articles published between September 2016 and January 2023. This review highlighted similar results to our study in 2016, with the CMAC being the most preferred for non-channelled laryngoscopes, closely followed by the GlideScope. For channelled videolaryngoscopes, the Pentax AWS was the most clinically preferred. This review also highlighted that there are minimal studies that compare the most-used VLs, and thus we suggest that future studies directly compare the most-used and -preferred VLs as well as the specific nature of blades to attain more useful results.
ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare11172383