Prospective Randomized Comparison of Endoscopist-facilitated Endotracheal Intubation and Standard Intubation for ERCP.

Endoscopist-facilitated intubation was technically successful in every patient. Median Endoscopist-facilitated intubation time from patient arrival in room to procedural start was 3.5-fold lower and median Endoscopist-facilitated intubation time was over 4-fold lower than for Standard intubation. Endoscopist-facilitated intubation significantly enhanced endoscopy unit efficiency and minimized staff and patient injury. General adoption of this novel approach may represent a paradigm shift in the approach to safe and efficient intubation of all patients requiring general anesthesia. While the results of this controlled trial are promising, larger studies in a broad population are needed to validate these findings. NCT03879720.