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. 2026 Apr 11;19:98. doi: 10.1186/s12245-026-01208-y

Table 2.

Primary and secondary outcomes from paired comparisons of FID and ET+stylet

FID mean ET+stylet mean Paired diff (FID − ET) 95% CI (diff) NI margin Δ (s) Non-inferior?
Time to airway protection [T2] (primary) (s) 13.27 14.03 -0.77 [-2.50, 0.97] 5 True
Glottic view to airway protection [DT2] (s) 7.94 8.42 -0.48 [-1.85, 0.89] 5 True*
Time to ventilation [T3] (s) 33.66 19.58 14.08 [12.03, 16.13] 5 False*
First-pass success (%) 96.67 94.44 2.22 [-3.1, 7.6] - -
Tooth damage (%) 7.78 14.44 -6.67 [-12.7, -0.6] - -

Primary and secondary outcomes comparing the Frankfurt Intubation Device (FID) with ET + stylet (paired crossover analysis), * Non-inferiority for DT2 and T3 is reported descriptively (secondary outcome)