We read with great interest a meta-analysis published in your journal by Akihisa et
al titled “Effects of sniffing position for tracheal intubation: a meta-analysis of
randomized controlled trials”
[
[1]
]. We congratulate the authors for working on the important and basic issue pertaining
to laryngoscopy and intubation. Positioning during laryngoscopy is of immense importance
for prehospital and resuscitation providers in emergency settings also where, most
of the time, professionals are not anesthesiologists.- Akihisa Y.
- Hoshijima H.
- Maruyama K.
- Koyama Y.
- Andoh T.
Effects of sniffing position for tracheal intubation: a meta-analysis of randomized
controlled trials.
Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Nov; 33 ([Epub 2015 Jun 23]): 1606-1611https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2015.06.049
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- Effects of sniffing position for tracheal intubation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Nov; 33 ([Epub 2015 Jun 23]): 1606-1611https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2015.06.049
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: February 15, 2016
Accepted:
February 12,
2016
Received:
February 12,
2016
Footnotes
☆Funding: None.
☆☆Previous presentation: None.
★Conflicts of interest: All authors reported no conflicts of interest.
★★Attestations: All authors approved the final manuscript.
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