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Table 4 Data from intubation in Scenario D: Manual cervical inline stabilization. Data are presented as median (IQR), or as number (percentage)

From: Comparison of the new flexible tip bougie catheter and standard bougie stylet for tracheal intubation by anesthesiologists in different difficult airway scenarios: a randomized crossover trial

parameter

standard bougie

flexible tip bougie catheter

p-value

Overall success rate, %

32 (100%)

32 (100%)

NS

Duration of 1st intubation attempt, s

34 (30–48)

29 (25–34)

0.001

Number of intubation attempts (%)

 1

27 (84%)

30 (94%)

 

 2

5 (16%)

2 (6%)

 

 3

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

Median (IQR)

1 (1–1)

1 (1–1)

NS

Number of optimization maneuvers (%)

 0

10 (31%)

12 (37%)

 

 1

15 (47%)

19 (59%)

 

 2

7 (22%)

1 (3%)

 

Median (IQR)

1 (0–1)

1 (0–1)

NS

Severity of dental compression (%)

 0

0 (0%)

6 (19%)

 

 1

12 (37%)

15 (47%)

 

 2

20 (62%)

11 (34%)

 

Median (IQR)

2 (1–2)

1 (1–2)

0.015

Ease of use (1–100)

61 (40–72)

53 (38–69)

0.013

  1. NS Not statistically significant