Point | Counterpoint – DL Should Be Learned Before VL

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Today we are looking at an opinion piece published in Chest where the authors provide an argument that DL should be learned prior to VL.

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VL vs DL – Has anyone ever talked about that before? These authors make the argument that DL is not dead, and, in fact, is the building block for learning VL.

Source

POINT: Direct Laryngoscopy: The Building Block to Airway Expertise? Yes. Chest. 2024 Jun;165(6):1296-1297. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.12.035. PMID: 38852966.