2023
Single-use versus reusable metallic laryngoscopes for non-emergent intubation: A retrospective review of 72,672 intubations
Chang D, Burnett G, Chiu S, Ouyang Y, Lin H, Hyman J. Single-use versus reusable metallic laryngoscopes for non-emergent intubation: A retrospective review of 72,672 intubations. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2023, 89: 111187. PMID: 37339555, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifficult laryngeal viewRapid sequence inductionLaryngeal viewRescue intubationSequence inductionSubgroup analysisRisk factorsMacintosh bladeMiller bladeSingle-site retrospective cohort studyAlternate deviceRetrospective cohort studyGeneral anesthetic casesAcademic medical centerPoor laryngeal viewNon-emergent proceduresSecondary outcomesAdult patientsCohort studyPrimary outcomeRetrospective reviewTracheal intubationIntubation attemptsLower incidenceMedical Center
2016
A Retrospective Study of Success, Failure, and Time Needed to Perform Awake Intubation
Joseph TT, Gal JS, DeMaria S, Lin HM, Levine AI, Hyman JB. A Retrospective Study of Success, Failure, and Time Needed to Perform Awake Intubation. Anesthesiology 2016, 125: 105-114. PMID: 27111535, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000001140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAwake intubationMedian timeAnesthetic recordsOperating roomCharacteristics of complicationsInduction of anesthesiaLarge academic medical centerAnticipated difficult airwayStandard of careEndotracheal tube cuff leakAcademic medical centerInadvertent extubationSimilar comorbiditiesComplication rateFrequent complicationMucous plugsAwake patientsDifficult airwayRetrospective reviewSerious complicationsAirway managementRetrospective studyMedical CenterIntubationCuff leak