Effectiveness of intubation devices in patients with cervical spine immobilisation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

• Published in: British journal of anaesthesia : BJA Vol. 126; no. 5; pp. 1055 - 1066
• Main Authors: Singleton, Barry N., Morris, Fiachra K., Yet, Barbaros, Buggy, Donal J., Perkins, Zane B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Adult; airway; cervical immobilisation; cervical spine; Cervical Vertebrae; difficult airway; Equipment Design; Humans; Immobilization; intubation; Intubation, Intratracheal - instrumentation; Intubation, Intratracheal - methods; Laryngoscopes; Laryngoscopy - instrumentation; Laryngoscopy - methods; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; spinal injury; trauma; trauma; cervical spine; airway; intubation; difficult airway; spinal injury; cervical immobilisation

Cervical spine immobilisation increases the difficulty of tracheal intubation. Many intubation devices have been evaluated in this setting, but their relative performance remains uncertain. MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched to identify randomised trials comparing two or more in...