Using Video Laryngoscopy for Neonatal Intubation

A Randomized Control Trial: Does Guidance Using Video Laryngoscopy Improve Residents' Success in Neonatal Intubation?

This study examines the effectiveness of utilizing video laryngoscopy to give real-time guidance during neonatal intubations to improve residents' success at performing intubations.

To evaluate whether residents who receive guidance from a supervisor concurrently viewing the neonate's airway via video laryngoscopy will have a higher rate of successful neonatal intubations than residents receiving guidance using traditional direct laryngoscopy.

The investigators conducted a randomized controlled trial involving 48 first and second year pediatric and medicine-pediatric residents who received either video-facilitated (VDL) or traditional (TDL) supervisor guidance during direct laryngoscopy. Residents attempted intubations in the neonatal intensive care unit according to their randomization group. The primary outcome was a successful intubation that occurred within two attempts.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1st and 2nd Year Pediatric and Medicine-Pediatric Residents at the University of Rochester

Exclusion Criteria:

• Residents who declined participation