A direct laryngoscopy is a procedure that allows doctors to see the larynx, also known as the voice box. Viewing the larynx may help diagnose or treat a condition involving the throat or voice box.

Doctors sometimes use a small device to look into your throat and larynx (voice box). They do it in a procedure called laryngoscopy. They may do this to figure out why you have a cough or sore throat, ...

Whether video laryngoscopy as compared with direct laryngoscopy increases the likelihood of successful tracheal intubation on the first attempt among critically ill adults is uncertain. In a ...

A team of investigators retrospectively analyzed 346,861 anesthesia cases that involved attempted tracheal intubation from 2004 to 2013 at seven academic centers. Of these, 1427 patients (0.41%) had a ...

A literature search was carried out for this briefing in accordance with the interim process and methods statement. This briefing includes the most relevant or best available published evidence ...