Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Oesophageal intubation · adults undergoing tracheal intubation

Channelled videolaryngoscopy showed no clear difference in oesophageal intubation compared with direct laryngoscopy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Videolaryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy for adults undergoing tracheal intubation 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.54 [0.17, 1.75]
16 studies · 1756 participants
Low

Oesophageal intubation · adults undergoing tracheal intubation

Hyperangulated videolaryngoscopy probably leads to lower oesophageal intubation compared with direct laryngoscopy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Videolaryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy for adults undergoing tracheal intubation 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.39 [0.18, 0.81]
14 studies · 1968 participants
Moderate

Oesophageal intubation · adults undergoing tracheal intubation

Macintosh‐style videolaryngoscopy showed no clear difference in oesophageal intubation compared with direct laryngoscopy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Videolaryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy for adults undergoing tracheal intubation 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.51 [0.22, 1.21]
14 studies · 2404 participants
Low