Comparing videolaryngoscopy and flexible bronchoscopy to rescue failed direct laryngoscopy in children: a propensity score matched analysis of the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry
Videolaryngoscopy was chosen more frequently than flexible bronchoscopy as a rescue technique in a cohort of children with difficult direct laryngoscopy, with similar success and complication rates. For small infants, flexible bronchoscopy had a higher eventual success rate, underscoring the importance of maintaining proficiency with flexible bronchoscopy.
Authors
- Maria Matuszczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9261-6755)
- Angela C. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3417-1310)
- John E. Fiadjoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5831-8383)
- Sydney Nykiel‐Bailey
- T. Wesley Templeton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7665-8138)
- Steven J. Staffa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7588-7596)
- Agnes I. Hunyady (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1266-7382)
- Patrick Olomu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3911-6217)
- Mary Lyn Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4193-2026)
- James Peyton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2667-9344)
- Stephen G Flynn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1348-2307)
- Clyde Matava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9502-0981)
- Annery G. García‐Marcinkiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9163-9728)
- Britta Sylvia von Ungern-Sternberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8043-8541)
- Pete G. Kovatsis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4961-1332)
- Raymond S. Park
- Martina Bordini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8864-6744)
- Febina Padiyath
- Julia Heunis Nagle
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Texas Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- The Kids Research Institute Australia (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- George Washington University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (AU)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Integrated Sensors (United States) (US)
- University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anaesthesia
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16576
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.38
Funders
- Stan Perron Charitable Foundation