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Table 2 Details of intubation with a double-lumen tube using the GlideScope, C-MAC(D) or Macintosh group

From: GlideScope® versus C-MAC®(D) videolaryngoscope versus Macintosh laryngoscope for double lumen endotracheal intubation in patients with predicted normal airways: a randomized, controlled, prospective trial

 

GlideScope

group(n = 29)

C-MAC(D)

group(n = 30)

Macintosh

group(i = 30)

P value

Number of intubation attempts

(1/2/3)

11/12/6

16/11/3

24/3/3 aab

0.010

The success at the first attempt (n)

11 (37.93%)

16 (53.33%)

24 (80.00%) aab

0.004

Cormack-Lehane degree(I/IIA/IIB/III)

14/14/1/0 cc

26/4/0/0

9/9/5/7 aabb

0.000

Number of external laryngeal pressure (n)

4 (13.79%) c

0 (0)

14 (46.67%) aabb

0.000

Number of DLT misplacement (n)

4 (13.79%)

9 (30.00%)

5 (16.67%)

0.252

Fibreoptic time (s)

54.07 ± 25.46

63.13 ± 23.77

57.43 ± 21.8

0.309

Oral bleeding (n)

1 (3.45%)

1 (3.33%)

0 (0)

0.594

Hoarseness (n)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (3.33%)

0.370

Sore throat (n)

1 (3.45%)

3 (10%)

1 (3.33%)

0.441

Dental trauma (n)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Atropine (n)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Ephedrine (n)

1 (3.45%)

1 (3.33%)

0 (0)

0.594

  1. aap < 0.01 between Glidescope and Macintosh
  2. bbp < 0.01 between C-MAC(D) and Macintosh
  3. bp < 0.05 between C-MAC(D) and Macintosh
  4. ccp < 0.01 between Glidescope and C-MAC(D)
  5. cp < 0.05 between Glidescope and C-MAC(D)