Does the Site of Anterior Tracheal Puncture Affect the Success Rate of Retrograde Intubation? A Prospective, Manikin-Based Study

Table 1

Site differences for success, first attempt, and time to perform the procedure.

	Cricotracheal	Cricothyroid	P	Stratified
Overall (𝑛=24)	(𝑛=12)	(𝑛=12)
Success (%)	92	83	1.000	0.544
First attempt (%)	100	40	0.004	0.005
Time in seconds; (mean ± se)	180 ± 9	153 ± 9	0.044	0.031