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Table 2 Level of comfort and intubation characteristics in the two groups

From: Comparison of preoxygenation efficiency measured by the oxygen reserve index between high-flow nasal oxygenation and facemask ventilation: a randomised controlled trial

  

FMV

(n = 98)

HFNO

(n = 99)

P-value

Level of comfort

Comfortable

95 (96.9%)

63 (63.6%)

< 0.001

 

Acceptable

1 (1.0%)

13 (13.1%)

 
 

Uncomfortable

1 (1.0%)

18 (18.2%)

 
 

Intolerable

1 (1.0%)

5 (5.1%)

 

Number of intubation attempts

1

96 (98.0%)

99 (100%)

0.360

 

> 2

2 (2.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Cormack–Lehane grade

1

95 (96.9%)

97 (98.0%)

0.840

 

2

2 (2.0%)

1 (1.0%)

 
 

3

1 (1.0%)

1 (1.0%)

 

Intubation time (min)

 

1.2 ± 0.99

1.2 ± 0.82

0.702

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or the number of patients (percentage).