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Table 3 Intubation time

From: A prospective randomized study of different height of operation table for tracheal intubation with videolaryngoscopy in ramped position

 

Nipple group

(n = 72)

Umbilical group

(n = 72)

P value

Laryngoscopy time (s)

16 ± 4

10 ± 3

< 0.001

Tube insertion time (s)

24 ± 6

18 ± 4

< 0.001

Total intubation time (s)

40 ± 7

28 ± 5

< 0.001

  1. Laryngoscopy time pertains to the use of a videolaryngoscope to view the glottic opening; tube insertion time refers to advancement of the endotracheal tube from the oropharynx into the trachea; total intubation time = laryngoscopy time + tube insertion time. Data are expressed as mean ± SD
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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