A Randomized Comparison of Bougie-Assisted and TracheoQuick Plus Cricothyrotomies on a Live Porcine Model

Table 1

Procedure time, success rate, number of attempts, and complications. Data are presented as median, range , and interquartile range .

	BACT	TracheoQuick Plus
	17	17
Procedure time (sec)	69	178
	(35–112) [56.5–85]	(120–539) [151.5–272.5]	<0.00
Success rate (, %)	17 (100)	14 (82.3)	0.22
Number of attempts ()	1 (1-2) [1-1]	2 (1–4) [2-3]	<0.00
First time success (, %)	16 (94.1)	3 (17.6)	<0.00
Complications total (, %)	1 (5.9)	8 (47.1)	0.016
(i) Posterior wall trauma	1 (5.9)	5 (29.4)	0.175
(ii) Paratracheal puncture	-	3 (17.6)	0.227
(iii) Rupture of cartilage	-	-
(iv) Bleeding	-	-
(v) Pneumothorax	-	-
(vi) Pneumomediastinum	-	-

significant.