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Table 4 Patients presenting with at least one potential predictor for difficult intubation

From: Endotracheal intubation using the C-MAC® video laryngoscope or the Macintosh laryngoscope: A prospective, comparative study in the ICU

 

Macintosh laryngoscopy (n= 39)

C-MAC® video laryngoscope (n= 43)

P value

Success rate at first attempt

22 (56%)

34 (79%)

0.03

Cormack & Lehane grade

2 (1 to 3); 1 to 4

1 (1 to 2); 1 to 4

0.003

Grade I

10

26

 

Grade II

14

9

 

Grade III

7

4

 

Grade IV

8

4

 

Percentage of glottic opening

42 ± 36

76 ± 32

< 0.001

  1. Data presented as n (%), median (interquartile range); range or mean ± standard deviation.
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