Table 3
Airway management techniques in difficult intubation cases by year

Type of the devices 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total
Direct laryngoscope
Macintosh blade 28 (42.4) 24 (47.1) 13 (14.1) 9 (40.9) 18 (42.9) 92 (42.4)
McCoy blade 12 (18.2) 16 (31.4) 11 (30.6) 2 (9.1) 2 (4.8) 43 (19.8)
Video laryngoscope assisted
Pentax AWS 9 (13.6) 5 (9.8) 8 (22.2) 1 (4.5) 0 23 (10.6)
McGrath MAC 0 0 0 5 (22.7) 15 (35.7) 20 (9.2)
Fiberoptic intubation 14 (21.2) 4 (7.8) 1 (2.8) 3 (13.6) 5 (11.9) 27 (12.4)
Lightwand 0 0 2 (5.6) 1 (4.5) 0 3 (1.4)
Laryngeal mask airway 2 (3.0) 2 (3.9) 0 1 (4.5) 1 (2.4) 6 (2.8)
Failed intubation
Tracheostomy 1 (1.5) 0 0 0 1 (2.4) 2 (0.9)
Cancel operation 0 0 1 (2.8) 0 0 1 (0.5)
Total 66 51 36 22 42 217
Values are presented as number (%).