Table 2 Intubation data.

From: A comparison of the Macintosh laryngoscope, McGrath video laryngoscope, and Pentax Airway Scope in paediatric nasotracheal intubation

 

Group Macintosh (n = 36)

Group McGrath (n = 35)

Group Pentax (n = 35)

P-value

Time to intubation (sec)

33.5 (28.3–39.8)

39.0 (32.0–43.0)*

43.0 (35.0–52.0)*

0.001

NIDS score

1 (0–2)

1 (0–1)

2 (1–2)

0.633

NRS (0–10)

1 (0–2)

1 (0–1.8)

2 (1–2)

0.144

Quality of navigation

Nose to oropharynx (1/2/3)

19/10/7

22/9/4

25/6/4

0.572

Oropharynx to glottic inlet (1/2/3)

32/4/0

18/17/0*

17/18/0*

<0.001

Glottic inlet to trachea (1/2/3)

6/29/1

7/27/1

24/11/0*

<0.001

Epistaxis (1/2/3/4)

24/9/3/0

26/9/0/0

29/6/0/0

0.203

  1. Values are presented as median (interquartile range), or number of patients. NIDS, nasal intubation difficulty score; NRS, numeric-rating scale. *P < 0.05 compared to data of group Macintosh.
Back to article page