Table 2.

Ten tips to improve first-attempt intubation success using videolaryngoscopes

1. Training of the operator in simulation centers

2. Training of the operator with patients: at least 15 intubation performed in patients using the videolaryngoscopes

3. Use of a predefined airway management algorithm

4. Careful assessment of the difficulty of intubation before intubation, using the MACOCHA score for example

5. Choice of a single videolaryngoscopy device

6. Adequate preoxygenation for limiting hypoxemia and rush during the procedure

7. Careful suctioning of secretions

8. Rapid sequence induction with the use of neuromuscular blockers

9. Use of a stylet or bougie for unchanneled videolaryngoscopes

10. To allow easier intubation of the trachea, permit a sub-optimal visualization of the glottis