Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jun 2021
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyEffect of the use of an endotracheal tube and stylet versus an endotracheal tube alone on first-attempt intubation success: a multicentre, randomised clinical trial in 999 patients.
The effect of the routine use of a stylet during tracheal intubation on first-attempt intubation success is unclear. We hypothesised that the first-attempt intubation success rate would be higher with tracheal tube + stylet than with tracheal tube alone. ⋯ Among critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, using a stylet improves first-attempt intubation success.