Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Characteristics | Description (n = 79) |
|---|---|
| Area of training, n (%) | |
| Emergency medicine | 24 (30%) |
| Anesthesiology and intensive care | 40 (51%) |
| Other | 15 (19%) |
| Number of semesters of residency, median [IQR] | 3 [1; 5] |
| Prior experience with direct laryngoscopy on a manikin | |
| 0 | 4 (5%) |
| 1–4 | 24 (31%) |
| 5–9 | 31 (40%) |
| 10–19 | 18 (23%) |
| ≥ 20 | 1 (1%) |
| Prior experience with direct laryngoscopy on patients | |
| Qualified as non-expert | |
| 0 | 4 (5%) |
| 1–4 | 12 (15%) |
| 5–9 | 6 (8%) |
| 10–19 | 16 (20%) |
| 20–49 | 16 (20%) |
| Qualified as Expert | |
| ≥ 50 | 25 (32%) |
| Prior experience with videolaryngoscopy on a mannikin | |
| None | 20 (25%) |
| ≥ 1 | 59 (75%) |
| Prior experience with videolaryngoscopy on patients | |
| None | 33 (42%) |
| ≥ 1 | 46 (58%) |
| Prior experience with videolaryngoscopy without a guiding channel on patients | |
| 0 | 40 (51%) |
| 1–4 | 19 (24%) |
| 5–9 | 10 (13%) |
| 10–19 | 8 (10.1%) |
| ≥ 20 | 2 (2.5%) |
| Prior experience with videolaryngoscopy with a guiding channel on patients | |
| 0 | 52 (66%) |
| 1–4 | 21 (26.6%) |
| 5–9 | 3 (3.8%) |
| 10–19 | 3 (3.8%) |
| ≥ 20 | 0 (0%) |