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Table 3 Successful and oesophageal intubations within 60 s with Macintosh blade (MAC) and King Vision® (KV)

From: Transfer of skills and comparison of performance between king vision® video laryngoscope and macintosh blade following an AHA airway management course

Study group

Success (%)

Oesophageal intubation (%)

 

KV

MAC

KV

MAC

DL-group (n = 52)

29 (18–42)a

48 (32–64)c

2 (0–12)

17 (10–28)b

VL-group (n = 50)

52 (39–65)a, c, d

46 (32–61)

4 (1–14)b

14 (6–28)

DL + VL-group (n = 46)

33 (24–43)d

48 (33–63)

2 (0–14)

17 (10–29)

NT-group (n = 42)

2 (0–15)c

17 (8–32)c

0

24 (14–38)

  1. Results in % (95% CI) of number of attempts (n). DL direct laryngoscopy, NT-group not trained group; VL, video laryngoscopy
  2. aSignificant difference (unadjusted OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.2–5.9) for skill transfer from DL to VL
  3. bSignificant difference (unadjusted OR 5.0, 95% CI 1.1–23.1)
  4. cSignificant difference (OR and 95% CI in text) for course learning effect
  5. dSignificant difference (unadjusted OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.1–4.4) for teaching both tools