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Videolaryngoscopy as a new standard of care

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 114; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/bja/aeu266

1471-6771

Cédrick Zaouter, J. Calderon, Thomas M. Hemmerling,

Tracheal and airway disorders

For almost 60 yr, direct laryngoscopy was the sole method used by anaesthesiologists to insert a tracheal tube into the trachea. The search for a bigger and better angle of view during difficult intubations led to the development of devices using video assistance. The first generation of videolaryngoscopes was developed based on the technology used in rigid fibreoptic laryngoscopes.1 The need of long training periods and the high incidence of complications did not make the first generation of videolaryngoscopes popular.