Airway management

Avoidance versus use of neuromuscular blocking agents for optimizing video laryngoscopy‐assisted tracheal intubation: A protocol for a systematic review with meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis

Acta Anaesthesiol ScandPublished Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials

Study context

Population
Adults undergoing video laryngoscopy-assisted tracheal intubation (nasal or oral)
Planned comparison
Avoidance of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents (NMBAs) vs Use of NMBAs
Primary endpoint
Failed first-pass intubation
Methodological detailstrial sequential analysis, GRADE approach, Searches of CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, BIOSIS, Web of Science, CIHNAL and trial registries; risk of bias assessment; meta-analysis in R; GRADE Summary of Findings tables
  • Trial sequential analysis
  • GRADE approach
  • Searches of CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, BIOSIS, Web of Science, CIHNAL and trial registries; risk of bias assessment; meta-analysis in R; GRADE Summary of Findings tables

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Avoidance versus use of neuromuscular blocking agents for optimizing video laryngoscopy‐assisted tracheal intubation: A protocol for a systematic review with meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 20 February 2025. doi:10.1111/aas.70008

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