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Table 2 Time to successful intubation (seconds) and first attempt success probability

From: The skill of tracheal intubation with rigid scopes – a randomised controlled trial comparing learning curves in 740 intubations

 

Trial

Seconds to intubation (95% CI)

First attempt success probability (95% CI)

Crude

Adjusted - Registrars

Adjusted - Consultants

Crude

Adjusted - Registrars

Adjusted - Consultants

Bonfils

1

78 (70–87)

79 (68–91)

77 (67–90)

73% (64–80%)

67% (56–77%)

78% (68–85%)

5

63 (57–70)

64 (55–73)

62 (54–72)

80% (73–85%)

75% (66–82%)

84% (77–89%)

10

48 (42–54)

49 (41–57)

48 (41–56)

86% (80–90%)

83% (75–89%)

89% (83–93%)

15

37 (31–43)

37 (30–45)

36 (30–44)

91% (84–95%)

89% (80–94%)

93% (87–96%)

20

28 (22–35)

28 (22–36)

28 (22–35)

94% (87–97%)

93% (84–97%)

95% (90–98%)

SensaScope

1

96 (86–108)

97 (84–113)

95 (82–110)

63% (54–72%)

57% (46–68%)

69% (58–79%)

5

78 (70–86)

78 (68–90)

77 (67–88)

72% (65–78%)

66% (57–74%)

77% (69–83%)

10

59 (52–67)

60 (51–70)

59 (50–69)

80% (73–86%)

76% (66–83%)

84% (77–90%)

15

45 (38–54)

46 (37–56)

45 (37–54)

87% (78–92%)

83% (72–91%)

90% (82–94%)

20

35 (28–43)

35 (27–45)

34 (27–44)

91% (82–96%)

89% (77–95%)

93% (85–97%)

  1. Predicted from the crude model and from the adjusted model for registrars and consultants