Impact of Videolaryngoscopy Expertise on First-Attempt Intubation Success in Critically Ill Patients

Matthieu Amalric (1) , R. Larcher (2, 3) , Vincent Brunot (1) , Fanny Garnier (1) , Audrey de Jong (1, 3) , Valerie Moulaire Rigollet (1) , Philippe Corne (4, 5) , Kada Klouche (3, 1) , Boris Jung (3, 1)

1 CHRU Montpellier - Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier]
2 CHU Nîmes - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes
3 PhyMedExp - Physiologie & médecine expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles [U 1046]
4 Département d'anesthésie-réanimation[Montpellier]
5 MIVEGEC - Maladies infectieuses et vecteurs : écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle

The use of a videolaryngoscope in the ICU on the first endotracheal intubation attempt and intubation-related complications is controversial. The objective of this study was to evaluate the first intubation attempt success rate in the ICU with the McGrath MAC videolaryngoscope (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) according to the operators' videolaryngoscope expertise and to describe its association with the occurrence of intubation-related complications.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Matthieu Amalric, R. Larcher, Vincent Brunot, Fanny Garnier, Audrey de Jong, et al.. Impact of Videolaryngoscopy Expertise on First-Attempt Intubation Success in Critically Ill Patients. Critical Care Medicine, 2020, ⟨10.1097/CCM.0000000000004497⟩. ⟨hal-02913742⟩