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Table 1 Baseline demographic and airway anthropometric features

From: Clinical performance of the LMA Protector™ airway in moderately obese patients

Parameters (n = 30)

Results

Age, years

43.3 (16.7)

Body Mass Index, kg/m2

31.7 (1.4)

Gender

 Male

10 [33.3%]

 Female

20 [66.7%]

ASA status

 1

15 [50%]

 2

15 [50%]

Types of surgery (Open surgeries)

 General surgery

10 [33.3%]

 Orthopaedic surgery

9 [30.0%]

 Gynaecology

6 [20.0%]

 Urology

5 [16.7%]

Mallampati

 1

12 [40.0%]

 2

14 [46.7%]

 3

4 [13.3%]

 4

0 [0%]

Thyromental distance

  > 60 mm

29 [96.7%]

  < 60 mm

1 [3.3%]

Interincisor distance

  > 40 mm

30 [100%]

  < 40 mm

0 [0%]

Neck flexion

 Full

29 [96.7%]

  < 50% limited

0 [0%]

  > 50% limited

1 [3.3%]

Neck extension

 Full

29 [96.7%]

  < 50% limited

0 [0%]

  > 50% limited

1 [3.3%]

Duration of surgery, minutes

71.8 (39.8)

  1. Data expressed as mean (standard deviation) or number [percentage]
  2. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists