Video beats direct laryngoscopy for intubation--even for experts

The question now is, how to teach and maintain DL skills in the video era?

Video laryngoscopy was introduced in 2001 as a technique for orotracheal intubation.  Although an increasing share of intubations have been performed using video laryngoscopy, and it’s recommended for difficult airways, uncertainty has remained as to whether video was superior than conventional direct laryngoscopy for average risk intubations.

In the rel…