Skip to main content

Table 5 Primary and secondary outcome results for patients intubated with direct laryngoscopy (DL) or videolaryngoscopy (VL). Values are median (Q1-Q3) or % and 95% confidence interval (95% CI)

From: A single-centre, randomised controlled feasibility pilot trial comparing performance of direct laryngoscopy versus videolaryngoscopy for endotracheal intubation in surgical patients

 

Direct laryngoscopy (n = 49)

Video laryngoscopy (n = 51)

p value

Primary outcome

 First-pass success: % (95% CI)

83.7 (95% CI 70.3–92.7)

72.5 (95% CI 58.3–84.1)

0.18*

Secondary outcome

 Time to intubate: seconds median (Q1-Q3), (95% CI)

34 (25–46), (95% CI 29–39)

43 (29–65), (95% CI 35–52)

0.038°

 Intubation Difficulty Score: median (Q1-Q3), (95% CI)

1 (0–2), (95% CI 0–1)

0 (0–1.5), (95% CI 0–1)

0.13°

 Complication rate‡: % (95% CI)

6.1 (95% CI 1.3–16.9)

7.8 (95% CI 2.2–18.9)

0.74*

  1. *Pearson’s Chi-squared test
  2. °Wilcoxon Rank-sum (Mann-Whitney) test
  3. ‡Complications include mucosal trauma, airway bleeding