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Table 1 Demographics and level of experience

From: A comparison of two hyperangulated video laryngoscope blades to direct laryngoscopy in a simulated infant airway: a bicentric, comparative, randomized manikin study

Provider analysis

Anesthesiologists (n = 65)

PCCM staff (n = 15)

p-value

Status

 Residents/Fellows/Consultants

51/11/3

6/4/5

0.33

Experience

 Practice experience (months)

30 (6–180 [21–48])

36 (6–180 [24–96])

0.43

Airway management in children (<  6 y)

 < 10 applications

6 (9%)

0

0.22

 < 50 applications

21 (32%)

4 (26%)

0.67

 < 100 applications

26 (40%)

2 (13%)

0.05

 > 100 applications

12 (19%)

9 (61%)

0.001

Airway management in infants/children

 < 5 kg

37 (57%)

15 (100%)

0.001

 < 10 kg

62 (95%)

15 (100%)

0.39

 < 20 kg

65 (100%)

15 (100%)

1.0

Experience in VL (applications)

 < 10

0

0

 

 < 25

4 (6%)

5 (33%)

0.002

 < 50

13 (22%)

1 (7%)

0.22

 > 100

48 (74%)

9 (60%)

0.28

Experience in DL (applications)

 < 50

0

0

 

 < 100

2 (3%)

4 (27%)

0.001

 < 500

15 (23%)

5 (33%)

0.4

 < 1000

31 (48%)

4 (27%)

0.14

  > 1000

17 (26%)

2 (13%)

0.29

  1. Data are presented as medians (range [IQR] and absolute numbers (proportion)