Direct Versus Video Laryngoscopy for Intubating Adult Patients with Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Introduction: Video laryngoscopy (VL) has been advocated for several aspects of emergency airway management; however, there are still concerns over its use in select patient populations such as those with large volume hematemesis secondary to gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds. Given the relatively inf...

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Main Authors: Jestin N. Carlson, Jason Crofts, Ron M. Walls, Calvin A. Brown III
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2015-12-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/36k6k24z