Research Article

Endotracheal Intubation by Paramedics Using Neodymium Magnet and Modified Stylet in Simulated Difficult Airway: A Prospective, Randomized, Crossover Manikin Study

Table 2

Comparison of the procedure completion times and degree of difficulty between the two groups.

Completion time (seconds)Numeric rating scale#
Mean ± SD95% CIMean ± SD

METI18.31 ± 2.460.0010.94–2.462.45 ± 0.760.001
CETI20.01 ± 1.954.20 ± 0.83

Student’s t-test; Wilcoxon rank sum test.