Number of attempts of intubation trial for successful endotracheal intubation in three scenarios
| Number of attempts for success | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devices | Number of successful ETIs | 1 (%) | 2 (%) | 3 (%) | p Value |
| Manual in-line stabilisation | |||||
| Direct laryngoscope | 33 | 30 (90.9) | 2 (6.1) | 1 (3.0) | 0.795 |
| GlideScope | 32 | 30 (93.8) | 1 (3.1) | 1 (3.1) | |
| PAWS | 35 | 34 (97.1) | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Neck immobilisation with a Philadelphia neck collar | |||||
| Direct laryngoscope | 25 | 24 (96.0) | 1 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.044 |
| GlideScope | 33 | 28 (84.8) | 5 (15.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| PAWS | 29 | 27 (93.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.9) | |
| Neck immobilisation with a Stifneck collar | |||||
| Direct laryngoscope | 14 | 13 (92.9) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.627 |
| GlideScope | 24 | 24 (88.9) | 3 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| PAWS | 7 | 7 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
ETI, endotracheal intubation; PAWS, Pentax Airway Scope.