Tracheal intubation is recommended for comatose patients, but its use in individuals with altered consciousness due to acute poisoning remains uncertain. A French team conducted a large randomized ...

Use of video rather than direct laryngoscope led to better rates of successful tracheal intubation on the first attempt for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) or emergency ...

Intubation failure -- defined by either the clinician switching to an alternative laryngoscopy device for any reason at any time or by more than three intubation attempts -- occurred in 0.27% of ...

A subgroup analysis also showed that intubation risk was reduced for patients supported by high-flow nasal cannula or noninvasive ventilation.