Participants’ subjective rating of their experience in performing intubation with versus without aerosol box
Without aerosol box N=36 | With aerosol box N=36 | P value* | |
As intubator, no. (%) | |||
Handling—easy and very easy | 30 (83.3%) | 25 (69.4%) | 0.267 |
Visibility—good and very good | 29 (80.6%) | 21 (58.3%) | 0.021 |
Confidence—confident and very confident | 31 (86.1%) | 25 (69.4%) | 0.074 |
Movement—little and no limitation | 31 (86.1%) | 14 (38.9%) | <0.001 |
Perception of exposure risk—high and very high | 25 (69.4%) | 5 (13.9%) | <0.001 |
As assistant, no. (%) | |||
Handling—easy and very easy | 32 (88.9%) | 28 (77.8%) | 0.219 |
Visibility—good and very good | 30 (83.3%) | 22 (61.1%) | 0.008 |
Confidence—confident and very confident | 31 (86.1%) | 27 (75.0%) | 0.289 |
Movement—little and no limitation | 29 (80.6%) | 16 (44.4%) | 0.002 |
Perception of exposure risk—high and very high | 25 (69.4%) | 2 (5.6%) | <0.001 |
Five-point Likert scale rating: handling of equipment (very difficult to very easy), visibility during performing the procedure (very poor to very good), confidence in achieving successful intubation (not confident to very confident), degree of movement (very limited to no limitation) and perception of risk of exposure to contamination (very low to very high).
*McNemar-Bowker test.