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. 2017 Feb 10;12(2):e0171889. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171889

Table 1. Results of the three laryngoscopes.

Airtraq® (n = 20) McGrath® (n = 20) Macintosh (n = 20) P value
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].