Table 7. The Effect of Clinical Experience on Successful Endotracheal Intubation in Two Head and Neck Positions.
Experience | Position | Successful endotracheal intubation |
---|---|---|
Residents | Sniffing | 16 |
Ramped | 24 | |
Attending anesthesiologists | Sniffing | 26 |
Ramped | 39* |
Values are expressed as number of patients. *P < 0.05 vs Residents in the ramped position.