The Pros and Cons of a Single Blade Insertion

The first pass success is 87% bougie and 88% in the stylite group, which compares very favorably with some recently published data from the National Emergency Airway Registry. The complication rate was about where we thought it would be. It's always a fear in the back of your mind when you put at least semi rigid piece of plastic and so much trachea that there is the potential for harm, but the figures were very low.