Table 4 Maternal and fetal outcomes of participants with either modified Mallampati scores of III/IV versus I/II undergoing cesarean section under general anesthesia
Mallampati Score | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
III to IV | I to II | ||
Gastric aspirate volume (mL), mean (SD) | 18.3 (27.9) | 13.7 (11.7) | 0.4256 |
pH of gastric aspirate, mean (SD) | 2.6 (1.0) | 2.3 (0.8) | 0.0314 |
pH of SLMA laryngeal surface, mean (SD) | 7.2 (0.4) | 7.0 (0.5) | 0.0191 |
Blood on SLMA, n (%) | 4 (6.6%) | 4 (0.8%) | 0.0010 |
Sore throat, n (%) | 4 (6.6%) | 34 (6.5%) | 0.6071 |
Voice hoarseness, n (%) | 0 | 4 (0.8%) | 0.1585 |
Maternal satisfaction (%), mean (SD) | 86.8 (9.2) | 86.0 (8.5) | 0.5131 |
Fetal Apgar at 1 min, mean (SD) | 9.2 (1.2) | 9.2 (1.1) | 0.8250 |
Fetal Apgar at 5 min, mean (SD) | 9.6 (0.9) | 9.7 (0.7) | 0.5198 |
Venous cord pH, mean (SD) | 7.3 (0.1) | 7.3 (0.1) | 0.4969 |