Table 2 Data from intubation in Scenario B: Tongue edema. Data are presented as median (IQR), or as number (percentage)
parameter | standard bougie | flexible tip bougie catheter | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall success rate, % | 32 (100%) | 32 (100%) | NS |
Duration of 1st intubation attempt, s | 44 (35–73) | 40 (30–55) | 0.046 |
Number of intubation attempts (%) | |||
 1 | 7 (22%) | 11 (34%) |  |
 2 | 17 (53%) | 19 (59%) |  |
 3 | 8 (25%) | 2 (6%) |  |
Median (IQR) | 2 (2–2.3) | 2 (1–2) | NS |
Number of optimization maneuvers (%) | |||
 0 | 0 (0%) | 6 (19%) |  |
 1 | 7 (22%) | 23 (72%) |  |
 2 | 25 (78%) | 3 (9%) |  |
Median (IQR) | 2 (2–2) | 1 (1–1) | < 0.001 |
Severity of dental compression (%) | |||
 0 | 2 (6%) | 4 (13%) |  |
 1 | 1 (3%) | 10 (31%) |  |
 2 | 29 (91%) | 18 (56%) |  |
Median (IQR) | 2 (2–2) | 2 (1–2) | 0.024 |
Ease of use (1–100) | 56 (41–67) | 45 (40–57) | 0.038 |