Endobronchial Intubation With the King Vision® and McGrath® Laryngoscopes in Simulated Easy and Difficult Airways by Novices (Ekingmath)

Embracing Scrutiny: The Importance of Critical Evaluation and Transparency in Research

“…Continuing the theme of medical device innovation, the next article in the current issue is Original Research focused on procedural education. Khidr et al 9 enrolled 42 medical students with no previous double lumen tube (DLT) intubating experience into their study quantifying the learning curves for novice learners using video laryngoscopy (VL). Comparing the King Vision ® and McGrath ® VL devices, they describe a learning curve among novice laryngoscopy trainees along which the subjects achieved faster DLT intubation, better laryngeal exposure, and higher success rate on simulated “easy” and “difficult” mannequin airways with a median of 9 DLT intubations to achieve a 92% or greater DLT intubation success rate.…”