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Table 3 The incidence of tracheal tube passage through the lower pathway in the nasal cavity

From: Effect of neck extension on the advancement of tracheal tubes from the nasal cavity to the oropharynx in nasotracheal intubation: a randomized controlled trial

 

Neck extension group (n = 32)

Neutral position group (n = 33)

Total (n = 65)

Lower pathway, n(%) [95% CI]

22 (68.8%)

25 (75.8%)

47 (72.3%) [61.3, 83.3%]

  1. Lower pathway indicates the pathway below the inferior turbinate and above the nasal floor in the nasal cavity. CI confidence interval
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BMC Anesthesiology

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