Table 1 Characteristics of patients and operation
From: A pilot study comparing three bend angles for lighted stylet intubation
Group I (n = 23) | Group II (n = 17) | Group III (n = 19) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics of patients | ||||
Age; years | 59 [52–68] | 61 [52–68] | 66 [63–72] | 0.205 |
Sex; male | 12 (52.2) | 9 (52.9) | 10 (52.6) | 0.999 |
ASA; 1/2/3 | 6/16/1 | 7/9/1 | 5/12/2 | 0.774 |
Height; cm | 160.8 ± 8.9 | 159.1 ± 8.6 | 160.7 ± 7.2 | 0.800 |
Weight; kg | 61.8 ± 11.3 | 62.8 ± 10.0 | 62.8 ± 5.7 | 0.915 |
Thyrosternal distance; cm | 7.1 ± 1.1 | 7.0 ± 0.9 | 6.8 ± 0.9 | 0.638 |
Neck circumference; cm | 37.5 ± 2.8 | 37.2 ± 3.1 | 37.4 ± 3.4 | 0.613 |
Neck length; cm | 7.5 ± 0.9 | 7.2 ± 1.0 | 7.3 ± 0.9 | 0.561 |
Characteristics of operations | ||||
Positional change; Yes | 15 (65.2) | 6 (35.3) | 11 (57.9) | 0.159 |
Surgeries with potential risk of POST* | 3 (13.0) | 1 (5.9) | 1 (5.3) | 0.601 |
Duration of anesthesia; min | 115 [80–135] | 110 [70–130] | 125 [80–140] | 0.469 |
Duration of intubation; min | 110 [70–130] | 105 [65–125] | 120 [75–135] | 0.489 |
Duration of operation; min | 67.4 ± 26.8 | 64.2 ± 25.3 | 72.8 ± 22.6 | 0.576 |