Bougies for all intubations led to high success rates, even on difficult airways

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In a randomized trial, the routine use of bougies on every DL intubation led to a higher rate of first-pass intubation success.

And even allowing for the two-step technique (bougie insertion followed by ET tube insertion), the bougie technique required less total time to intubate the patient, on average, by reducing the time spent guiding the ET tube into the airway.

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