Kuo-Chuan Hung, Chao-Ting Hung, Yan-Yuen Poon, Shao-Chun Wu, Kee-Hsin Chen, Jen-Yin Chen, Ying-Jen Chang, I-Wen Chen, Cheuk-Kwan Sun, Min-Hsien Chiang
PURPOSE: This meta-analysis aimed to assess the impact of cricoid pressure (CP) application on intubation outcomes. SOURCE: Electronic databases (i.e., MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane review) were searched from inception to 2 June 2020 for randomized-controlled trials that assessed the intubation outcomes in adult patients using laryngoscopic approaches with and without the application of CP (i.e., CP vs non-CP group). The primary outcome was the successful first-attempt intubation rate (SFAIR), and the secondary outcomes were intubation time, incidences of poor laryngoscopic views (i...
January 2021: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia