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Table 1 Subject Characteristics

From: Mechanical strain to maxillary incisors during direct laryngoscopy

Factor

Number

Percent

Right handedness

82

89%

Male

54

59%

Position

 Resident

40

43%

 CRNAa

29

32%

 Faculty Anesthesiologist

23

25%

Preferred Blade

 Miller

8

9%

 Macintosh

66

72%

 No preference

18

20%

 

Median

Interquartile range

Height (cm)

173

163–180

Years of experienceb

8

5–13

Number of intubations in the previous 30 days

10

2–30

  1. There were 13 clinical year (CA) zeroes (interns who haven’t started their intraoperative anesthesia training, 9 CA-1, 7 CA-2, 5 CA-3, 5 CA-4, and 1 CA-5
  2. aincludes one 2nd year nurse anesthesia student
  3. bExperience (years) was calculated from the start of clinical anesthesiology training for resident and faculty anesthesiologists and the start of clinic nurse anesthesia school for certified registered nurse anesthetists