Table 1. Results of the three laryngoscopes.
Airtraq® (n = 20) | McGrath® (n = 20) | Macintosh (n = 20) | P value | |
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Success rate [95% CI] (%) | 100 [95.1 to 100] | 72 [58.6 to 82.5] | 45 [32.1 to 58.4] | <0.001 |
Time for successful intubation (sec) | 40 (30–62) | 35 (27–61)a | 47 (41–57)b | 0.88 |
MC-L grade | 1 (1–1) | 2a (2a–2b) | 4 (4–4) | <0.001 |
POGO score (%) | 100 (100–100) | 65 (30–80) | 0 (0–0) | <0.001 |
Severity of dental trauma | 0 (0–1) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (2–2) | <0.001 |
MC-L, modified Cormack-Lehane; POGO, percentage of glottic opening score. a, b: two and six participants were excluded from the data because of intubation failure in all three attempts. Values are presented as median (interquartile range), or percentage [95% confidence interval].