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Table 2 ETI success rate by each airway adjunct

From: Lower maximum forces on oral structures when using gum-elastic bougie than when using endotracheal tube and stylet during both direct and indirect laryngoscopy by novices: a crossover study using a high-fidelity simulator

 

Endotracheal tube + stylet, successful/total attempts

GEB, successful/total attempts

P*

Macintosh DL

205/209 (98.1)

207/209 (99.0)

0.411

C-MAC VL

209/209 (100)

208/209 (99.5)

0.371

  1. Data are presented as n (%).
  2. ETI success was defined as successful placement of an endotracheal tube into the trachea with confirmation of lung inflation within 120 s.
  3. *Chi-squared test
  4. DL: direct laryngoscope; ETI: endotracheal intubation; GEB: gum-elastic bougie; VL: video laryngoscope
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BMC Emergency Medicine

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