Skip to main content
. 2020 Nov 19;15(11):e0242154. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242154

Table 2. Intubation metrics of difficult airway.

Parameter Video Stylet n = 21 Video Laryngoscope n = 21 P value
Total time to intubate, sec, median [IQR] 17 [13.5–25] 23 [18.5–26.5] 0.031
Time from lips to stable glottis view, sec, median [IQR] 10 [6.5–12] 12 [8.5–15.5] 0.036
Time from stable glottis view to ETT intubation, sec, median [IQR] 7 [4.5–10] 8 [6–9.5] 0.31
Time from ETT intubation to removal of device, sec, median [IQR] 1 [1–1] 2 [1–2] 0.0002
VAS score of ease of intubation, median [IQR] {0 = easy, 10 = difficult} 2 [2–3] 4[3–5] 0.0007
1st attempt success (%) 100 100
POGO %, median [IQR] 100 [100–100] 10[10–25] <0.0001

IQR = interquartile range; POGO = percentage of glottic opening; VAS = visual analogue scale