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Table 3 Results of the non-inferiority trial within COVID-19-groups

From: Impact of COVID-19-adapted guidelines using different airway management strategies on resuscitation quality in out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest – a randomised manikin study

 

COVID-19-laryngeal-mask vs. COVID-19-Intubation (mean difference [95%CI])

COVID-19-Intubation vs. COVID-19-shower-cap (mean difference [95%CI])

COVID-19-laryngeal-mask vs. COVID-19-shower-cap

(mean difference [95%CI])

 

Non-VF

VF

Non-VF

VF

Non-VF

VF

No-flow time (sec)

-6.3

[-10.3 – -2.2] #

-4 [-6.4 – -1.6] §

6.7 [2.7–10.8] §

3.9 [1.5–6.3] #

0.4 [-3.7–4.5]

-0.1 [-2.5–2.3]

Time to first ventilation (sec)

-43.1 [-59.6 – -26.6] §

-28.9 [-41.4 – -16.3] §

39.7 [23.2–56.2] §

25.9 [13.4–38.5] §

-3.4 [-20.2–13.3]

-2.9 [-15.5–9.6]

Time to second rhythm analysis (sec)

-3.3 [-11.9–5.3]

-0.1 [-12.4–12.1]

10.5 [1.7–19.3] *

-1.1 [-13.4–11.1]

7.2 [-1.6–16.1]

-1.3 [-13.5–11.0]

Time to successful intubation (sec)

2.6 [-32.9–38.1]

-26.8 [-39.9 – -13.7] §

1.0 [-34.52–36.5]

26.5 [13.5–39.6] § 00

3.6 [-32.6–39.7]

-0.3 [-13.3–12.8]

Duration of intubation (sec)

-24.9 [-33.3–16.5] §

-20.0 [-27.0 – -13.0] §

24.1 [15.8–32.5] §

16.3 [9.3–23.3] §

-0.8 [-9.3–7.7]

-3.7 [-10.7–3.3]

Total number of chest compressions (sec)

58.3 [28.6–88.0] §

26.8 [5.0–48.6] *

-63.5 [-93.2 - -33.8] §

-36.0 [-57.8 - -14.2] §

-5.2 [-35.3–24.8]

-9.2 [-31.0–12.6]

Overall Resuscitation Quality (%)

14.0 [3.9–24.2] *

14.3 [3.2–25.5] *

-5.4 [-15.6–4.8]

-9.7 [-20.8–1.5]

8.6 [-1.6–18.9]

4.7 [-6.5–15.8]

  1. Legend: § p ≤ 0.001; # p = 0.002; * p ≤ 0.01
  2. COVID-19 = Corona-Virus-Disease 2019; Non-VF = Non-shockable initial rhythm; sec = second, VF = Shockable initial rhythm; 95%CI = 95% confidence intervall