Comparison of the Laryngeal View during Tracheal Intubation Using Airtraq and Macintosh Laryngoscopes by Unskillful Anesthesiology Residents: A Clinical Study

Table 4

Airway optimization maneuvers in the patients using the Airtraq and the Macintosh laryngoscopes. Data are shown as absolute numbers (percentage). BURP: back, up, right, pressure.

	Macintosh (𝑛=60)	Airtraq (𝑛=60)
Repositioning of the patient	15 (25)	0 (0)
BURP	21 (35)	0 (0)
Number of attempts 𝑛=30
1	24 (80)	29 (96.6)
2	6 (20)	0 (0)
>2	0 (0)	0 (0)
Failed tracheal intubation	0 (0)	1 (3.3)