Airway management

Video‐Based Tool for Assessment of Airway Management With Flexible Laryngeal Mask in Clinical Practice—A Protocol for a Study Gathering Validity Evidence

Acta Anaesthesiol ScandPublished Study protocol for a prospective validation study

Study context

Population
Physicians (novices and experts) performing flexible laryngeal mask airway (fLMA) airway management in adult patients with predicted normal airways, at tertiary hospitals in Chinaphysicians, 2 patients each
Participants
30 physicians
Planned comparison
Novices vs experts performing flexible LMA airway management
  • Novicesn = 15
  • Expertsn = 15reference
Methodological detailspatient-based, rater-blinded, multicentre, video-recorded, Procedures video-recorded and assessed independently by 2 blinded raters using a structured Global Rating Scale, Validity evidence per Messick's framework; pass/fail standard by contrasting groups' method
  • Patient-based
  • Rater-blinded
  • Multicentre
  • Video-recorded
  • Procedures video-recorded and assessed independently by 2 blinded raters using a structured Global Rating Scale
  • Validity evidence per Messick's framework; pass/fail standard by contrasting groups' method

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

Original publication

Video‐Based Tool for Assessment of Airway Management With Flexible Laryngeal Mask in Clinical Practice—A Protocol for a Study Gathering Validity Evidence. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 29 July 2026. doi:10.1111/aas.70311

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