Conventional
Modified


Macintosh
Macintosh


blade
blade
P value

Angle of head
8.29 ± 1.57
4.91 ± 1.42
<0.001
extension



Angle of
10.76 ± 1.75
5.53 ± 2.13
<0.001
Laryngoscope-Blade-



Levering-Motion




Mentzelopoulos et al. Critical Care 1999 3(Suppl 1):P007   doi:10.1186/cc382