Using a Bougie With C-MAC Video Laryngoscopy Did Not Improve First-Attempt Intubation Success Rates in Critical Care Air Transport.

There was no difference between first-attempt success rates using video laryngoscopy with a bougie, overall intubation success rates, or difficult intubation success rates compared with video laryngoscopy with a stylet, indicating that the purpose of a bougie as a rescue device did not hold true in the prehospital setting of our critical care air medical service.