Comparison of direct laryngoscopy and video-assisted laryngoscopy in pediatric intensive care unit


Serkan Ö., Adem D., Nur A. B.

Archives de Pediatrie, vol.28, no.8, pp.658-662, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.arcped.2021.09.021
  • Journal Name: Archives de Pediatrie
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.658-662
  • Keywords: Video-assisted laryngoscopy, Pediatric intensive care, Intubation
  • Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2021 French Society of PediatricsOur objective was to compare video-assisted laryngoscopy (VAL) with direct laryngoscopy (DL) for glottic visualization in a pediatric intensive care unit in terms of the success rate in first attempts. Our study included patients aged from 1 month to 18 years who were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit. We excluded patients with limited neck extension (C-spine immobilization, congenital abnormality), congenital anomalies (e.g., Pierre Robin syndrome, micrognathia, macroglossia), and recent airway surgery. Patients were premedicated before intubation. The time to intubation was defined as the time between the start of anesthesia and completion of intubation. The start of anesthetic induction was defined as the time the sedative was first administered. Completion of intubation was defined as the time that the end-tidal carbon dioxide tension was detected. We evaluated 120 of 135 intubations that met our inclusion criteria; 15 were excluded because in eight cases (53%) non-pediatric intensive care physicians made the initial attempts, and in seven cases (47%) the recorded intubation times were erroneous. We detected significantly higher POGO scores in the VAL group (p<0.001). VAL provided a fuller view of the glottis (Cormack and Lehane grade 1) than DL (p<0.001). Although the intubation attempts in the DL group were significantly higher (two or more attempts), no intubation failures occurred in either group.