• Ji-Hye Kwon, Yoon Joo Chung, Sukyoung Her, Ji Seon Jeong, Chungsu Kim, and Jeong-Jin Min.
• Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
• Br J Anaesth. 2022 Oct 1; 129 (4): 635-642.

BackgroundThe appropriate size of GlideScope® blade for tracheal intubation in neonates and premature infants has not been established. We evaluated the impact of the size of the GlideScope® blade on the time taken for intubation in infants weighing 2.5-3.6 kg.MethodsSixty infants weighing 2.5-3.6 kg were randomly assigned to use of the size 1 blade (n=30) or the size 2 blade (n=30). The primary outcome was the time taken to intubate. Components related to the laryngoscopic view which could affect the duration of the intubating process were also analysed.ResultsThe time required for tracheal intubation was shorter with the size 2 blade than with the size 1 blade (16 [14-20] s vs 22 [18-25] s, P=0.002; median difference=-5; 95% confidence interval, -7 to -2). The rate at which the tip of the tracheal tube was located at the centre of the laryngeal inlet was higher with the size 2 blade than with the size 1 blade (83% vs 40%, P<0.001). Correlation analysis indicated that the time required to find the tip of the tube was related to how far the lower border of the arytenoid cartilages was located from the mid-horizontal line of the monitor (r=0.28, P=0.033).ConclusionUse of the size 2 blade significantly reduced the time required to intubate the trachea, compared with the size 1 GlideScope® blade in infants.Clinical Trial RegistrationKCT 0003867.Copyright © 2022 British Journal of Anaesthesia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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