Head-neck movement may predispose to the development of arytenoid dislocation in the intubated patient: a 5-year retrospective single-center study

Table 1 Patient Characteristics

Variable	Non-dislocation (n = 25,505)		Dislocation (n = 33)		P-value
Age, yrs	58.2	± 14.2	52.6	± 14.4	0.025
Female, gender	14,288	(56.5%)	26	(78.8%)	0.014
ASA physical status
I	6587	(25.8%)	14	(42.4%)	0.170
II	16,009	(62.8%)	17	(51.5%)
III	2845	(11.2%)	2	(6.1%)
IV	64	(0.3%)	0	(0%)
Height, cm	161.1	± 8.6	160.5	± 9.0	0.663
Body weight, kg	62.4	± 11.5	62.7	± 12.3	0.914
Body mass index, kg m⁻²	24.0	± 3.6	24.2	± 3.4	0.781
Short neck	152	(0.6%)	0	(0%)	1.000
Mouth opening limitation	101	(0.4%)	0	(0%)	1.000

Values are presented as mean ± SD or number (%). ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists

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