Availability and Practice Patterns of Videolaryngoscopy and Adaptation of Apneic Oxygenation in Pediatric Anesthesia: A Cross‐Sectional Survey of Pediatric Anesthesiologists
VL is highly available, but the adoption of VL and apneic oxygenation for managing difficult tracheal intubation was lower than expected, given recent recommendations by pediatric anesthesia societies. There was heterogeneity in how difficult intubation was defined, resulting in a possible patient safety risk.
Authors
- Megan Therrian
- Wenyu Bai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5055-3090)
- Graciela B. Mentz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0501-3516)
- Sydney E. S. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0374-0824)
- Paul I. Reynolds
- Bridget Pearce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2214-1798)
- Yuan Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7394-9036)
- Prabhat Koppera
Institutions
- Michigan Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.15079
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.15