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. 2020 May 25;24:252. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02982-8

Table 2.

Intubation training results and complication rates

Results All participants (n = 41) DL group (n = 21) VL group (n = 20) p value
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