Supervisor instruction during neonatal intubation using video laryngoscopy: an observational study
Authors' conclusion
Supervisor instructions during neonatal intubation with VL often lacked precision and clarity, with fewer than half resulting in the desired action.
Study context
- Population
- Neonatal intubations using video laryngoscopy (VL), supervisors' instructions to operators
- Participants
- 59 intubation attempts
- Outcome
- Whether supervisors' instructions prompted the intended actions
Methodological detailsvideo recording review, thematic analysis
- Video recording review
- Thematic analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Instructions prompting the intended actions
Instructions that prompted the intended actions
47%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Themes of instructions
- Five main themes: laryngoscope blade position, anatomical landmarks, aligning airway axes, introducing the ETT, general guidance
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Original publication
Supervisor instruction during neonatal intubation using video laryngoscopy: an observational study. Resuscitation. Published 9 June 2025. doi:10.
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