• Emerg Med J · May 2010

    Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial

    Endotracheal intubation using a GlideScope video laryngoscope by emergency physicians: a multicentre analysis of 345 attempts in adult patients.

    • Tae Ho Lim and Korean Emergency Airway Management Registry (KEAMR) Investigators.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
    • Emerg Med J. 2010 May 1;27(5):380-2.

    ObjectiveTo investigate the use and success rates of the GlideScope (GVL) by emergency physicians (EPs) during the initial two years after its introduction.MethodsWe performed an observational study using registry data of five emergency departments. The success rates in adult patients were evaluated and compared with those of conventional laryngoscope (CL).ResultsThe GVL was used in 345 (10.7%) of 3233 intubation attempts by EPs. The overall success rate of the GVL was not higher than a CL (79.1% vs 77.6%, p=0.538). The success rate for the patients with difficult airway was higher in the GVL than a CL (80.0% vs 50.4%, p<0.001).ConclusionThe GVL was not used frequently by EPs during the initial two years after its introduction. Although the GVL provides a better glottic view, the overall success rates were similar to a CL. The GVL may be useful in patients with difficult airway.

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