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. 2020 Aug 20;25:35. doi: 10.1186/s40001-020-00435-0

Table 2.

Intubation parameters in the cervical immobilized manikin

McGrath (n = 105) Pentax (n = 105) Macintosh (n = 105) p-value
Total success rate 105 (100) 105 (100) 103 (98) 0.331
1st attempt success 105 (100) 105 (100) 95 (91) < 0.001
Intubation time 22 [15–34] 22 [13–33] 25 [18–40] 0.012
Incidence of dental click 23 (22) 36 (34) 48 (46)a 0.001
Difficulty grade 3 [2–5] 3 [2–4] 5 [3.5–7] < 0.001
Glottic grade < 0.001
 I 77 (73) 83 (79) 13 (12)
 IIa 4 (4) 7 (7) 12 (11)
 IIb 24 (23) 15 (14) 64 (62)
 III 0 (0) 0 (0) 14 (13)
 IV 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (2)

Values are number of patients (%) or median [interquartile range]. Intubation success, tracheal intubation performed within three attempts during 120 s; Intubation time, defined as the time from passage of the laryngoscope blade past the manikin teeth to successful ventilation using an Ambu bag; Dental click, when a click sound from the manikin teeth was heard during intubation; Difficulty grade, graded using a 11-point numeric rating scale (0; extremely easy–10; extremely difficult); Glottic grade, graded using the Cormack Lehane grading system

ap < 0.05/3, vs. McGrath group