Supraglottic airway versus endotracheal intubation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Bianca S. Costa, Maria Clara P. Colla, Jonathas W. de Morais, Luís Gustavo Rizzolli, Ellen de F. Rezende, Luigi P. Cenci, Iago T.C. Grillo, Louise W.L.C. Cruz, João Manoel Silva, Aleksandar R. Zivkovic, Tulio Caldonazo, Felipe S. Passos, Johannes Ehler, Ricardo Esper Treml · 2026
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Description
When a heart stops outside a hospital, crews must keep air moving, and they can use a tube in the windpipe or a device that sits above it. Bianca Costa and co-authors pooled the evidence in 2026 across thirteen studies with nearly a quarter million patients. They weighed survival to hospital discharge and the return of a heartbeat.
Survival did not differ between the two methods, the pooled result showed. The above throat device came with a lower rate of heartbeat return overall, though the two randomized trials pointed the other way. Brain outcomes were much the same. The authors note wide gaps between studies and urge care in reading the averages. They call the choice unsettled rather than decided.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Bianca S. Costa, Maria Clara P. Colla, Jonathas W. de Morais, Luís Gustavo Rizzolli, Ellen de F. Rezende, Luigi P. Cenci, Iago T.C. Grillo, Louise W.L.C. Cruz, João Manoel Silva, Aleksandar R. Zivkovic, Tulio Caldonazo, Felipe S. Passos, Johannes Ehler, Ricardo Esper Treml |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |