Table 2

Total laryngoscopy time

Time by blade size
(manufacturers combined)
Seconds
Median (IQR)
p Value
All participants (n=55)
Size-023.7 (15.4, 46.7)0.92
Size-0020.6 (16.0, 36.0)
Participants preferring size-0 (n=17)
Size-028.3 (16.7, 46.4)0.89
Size-0021.0 (16.3, 45.0)
Participants preferring size-00 (n=31)
Size-023.4 (14.3, 46.7)0.95
Size-0020.6 (16.1, 46.4)
Time by blade size
(individual blades)
Size-0 (WA)22.3 (16.4, 26.9)0.02*
Size-0 (RT)19.1 (12.1, 26.9)
Size-00 (WA)18.9 (12.5, 31.8)
Size-00 (RT)18.1 (12.9, 31.5)
Time by trial number
 First blade trial26.9 (19.5, 62.9)<0.001†
 Second blade trial18.6 (14.6, 30.3)
 Third blade trial17.8 (13.2, 28.1)
 Fourth blade trial15.3 (10.9, 28.7)
  • *Size-0 (WA) vs all other blades.

  • †First blade trial vs all other blade trials.

  • RT, Rusch-Teleflex; WA, Welch-Allyn.