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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 210 patients undergoing face mask ventilation before and after neuromuscular blockade. Data are presented as number (%), mean (SD), or median (IQR [range])

From: Ventilation by mask before and after the administration of neuromuscular blockade: a pragmatic non-inferiority trial

Age, years

45 (17)

Male gender

135 (64.3)

ASA physical status

2 (1ā€“2[1ā€“4])

Height, cm

173 (13)

Weight, kg

85 (22)

BMI, kg.māˆ’2

27 (23-32[15ā€“53])

Risk factors for DMV

Ā 

None

36 (17.1)

1

68 (32.4)

2

64 (30.5)

3

28 (13.3)

4

12 (5.7)

ā‰„5

2 (1)

  1. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, BMI body mass index, DMV difficult mask ventilation