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The need to maintain skills in both direct and videolaryngoscopy—insights from a national survey of anaesthesia trainees in Ireland

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  1. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Cian Hurley, Lua Saba Rahmani & Robert Ffrench-O’Carroll

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Correspondence to Cian Hurley.

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This is an audit of current practice. The St Vincent’s University Hospital Group Research Ethics Committee has confirmed that no ethical approval is required. Audit approval was granted from the clinical audit group at St Vincent’s University Hospital.

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Hurley, C., Rahmani, L.S. & Ffrench-O’Carroll, R. The need to maintain skills in both direct and videolaryngoscopy—insights from a national survey of anaesthesia trainees in Ireland. Ir J Med Sci 193, 369–370 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-023-03429-z

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