Glidescope (N = 70) | Macintosh (N = 70) | P value | |
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Duration of surgery (min) | 82.6 ± 25.3 | 86.5 ± 30.5 | 0.42a |
Time to intubate (s) | 36.1 ± 12.9 | 47.8 ± 28.1 | 0.002a |
POGO score (%) | 77.1 ± 28.9 | 43.4 ± 28.2 | <0.001a |
C& L score 1/2/3/4 | 35/32/3/0 | 18/38/14/0 | <0.001b |
Total dose of intraoperative fentanyl consumption (micrograms) | 190.1 ± 36.8 | 200.8 ± 42.5 | 0.12a |
Lowest saturation during intubation (%) | 94.8 ± 2.0 | 94.3 ± 1.6 | 0.08a |
Total dose of Morphine PCA consumed in first 24 h | 18.0 ± 7.2 | 18.9 ± 9.9 | 0.53a |
Need of external pressure (Yes/No) | 21/49 | 37/33 | 0.006c |
Number of attempts needed for intubation (1/2) | 64/6 | 55/15 | 0.005c |
Blood stain on the instrument (Yes/No) | 13/57 | 21/49 | 0.115c |
Number of patients with sore throat (Yes/No) | |||
At 0 h | 22/48 | 41/48 | 0.001 c |
6 h | 23/47 | 37/33 | 0.017 c |
12 h | 20/50 | 31/39 | 0.053 c |
24 h | 7/63 | 15/55 | 0.063 c |
Intubation difficulty score. Median (interquartile range) | 2.73 (3) | 4.16 (4) | <0.001b |
Patient Satisfaction score. Median (interquartile range) | 8.0 (2) | 5.0 (2) | <0.001b |