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

Table 2

Changes in heart rate and oxygen saturation during and after the cricothyrotomy. Data are presented as mean (SD).

	BACT	TracheoQuick Plus
	17	17
Heart rate (bpm)
(i) Prior to procedure	58 (7.4)	57 (6.4)	0.676
(ii) After device insertion	88 (8.5)	92 (24)	0.52
Oxygen saturation (spO2) (%)
(i) Prior to procedure	69 (10.9)	68 (10.6)	0.788
(ii) After device insertion	66 (9.9)	56 (16.5)	0.03
(iii) 1 min after insertion	94 (2.1)	81 (25.7)	0.04

significant.