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. 2015 Jun 23;16(4):588–593. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2015.4.22857

Table.

Mean times for intubation using standard bougie versus preloaded bougie techniques.

Experience level of study participants, by number of intubations Number of participants Standard bougie technique, mean (SD)* Preloaded bougie technique, mean (SD)* Mean difference (95% CI)
Total 47 29.4 (10.8) 29.7 (16.8) −0.3 (−6.1,5.5)
>40 11 22.8 (4.94) 19.9 (4.64) 2.8 (−1.4,7.1)
21–40 6 32.7 (16.8) 32.3 (22.97) 0.4 (−25.5,26.3)
11–20 9 33.5 (15.1) 37.1 (28.7) −3.6 (−26.5,19.3)
1–10 20 29.6 (7.6) 31.1 (10.2) −1.4 (−7.2,4.3)
0 1 39.2 26.4 N/A
*

Mean time to intubation in seconds.