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Table 3 The time of tracheal intubation of each predictor

From: The evaluation of maximum condyle-tragus distance can predict difficult airway management without exposing upper respiratory tract; a prospective observational study

  

The time of intubation

P value

C-TMD

>1 finger

46.8 ± 7.3 s

 

<1finger

50.8 ± 8.6 s

<0.01

IID

>3finger

47.1 ± 7.3 s

 

<3finger

50.1 ± 8.7 s

<0.01

ULBT

1 grade

47.5 ± 8.3 s

 

>1 grade

48.9 ± 7.8 s

0.146

Mallampati test

<3 grade

47.0 ± 7.9 s

 

>2 grade

49.3 ± 8.0 s

0.013

  1. The time of intubation were compared using Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables
  2. Abbreviations: ULBT Upper lip bite test, IID interincisor distance, C-TMD condyle-tragus maximal distance
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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