Video beats direct laryngoscopy in first-pass success among ED residents and CCM fellows intubating critically ill patients (DEVICE trial)

Surprisingly, video laryngoscopy (VL) has not consistently been shown to increase first-pass intubation success over direct laryngoscopy (DL) in critically ill patients. Most studies have been small, single center, and only some have favored video.

In the DEVICE trial, 1417 critically ill adults at 17 U.S. emergency departments and ICUs were randomized t…