Table 2.
Intubation training results and complication rates
Results | All participants (n = 41) | DL group (n = 21) | VL group (n = 20) | p value |
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Timing for 1st attempt (s)a | ||||
Median | 42 | 42.5 | 41.5 | 0.273 |
Interquartile range | 28–67 | 38–100 | 23–59 | |
Range | 13–120 | 21–120 | 13–120 | |
Number of failed attempts (%) | ||||
0 | 35 (85.4) | 17 (81.0) | 18 (90.0) | 0.542 |
1 | 4 (9.8) | 2 (9.5) | 2 (10.0) | |
2 | 2 (4.9) | 2 (9.5) | 0 | |
Other complications (%) | ||||
None | 29 (70.7) | 15 (71.4) | 14 (70.0) | 1.000 |
Teeth damage | 9 (22.0) | 5 (23.8) | 4 (20.0) | |
Endobronchial intubation | 3 (7.3) | 1 (4.8) | 2 (10.0) |
aAverage timing recorded by 1st and 2nd assessors
DL, direct laryngoscopy, ED emergency department, ICU intensive care unit, PGY postgraduate year, i.e., number of years after graduation from medical school, VL videolaryngoscopy