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MAY 4, 2016

Video Laryngoscopy Is Primary Choice for Initial and Backup ICU Airway Management

Orlando, Fla.—A multi-institutional survey of current practices in critical care airway management has found that, among other revelations, video laryngoscopy is the primary choice as both the initial and backup device for routine and difficult airway management.

“Video laryngoscopy devices seem to be the primary modality chosen when it comes to airway management in the intensive care unit, and post-intubation low blood pressure is a frequent occurrence that is associated with