Table 3.
Comparisons of intubating conditions according to device that reached TOFC of zero first.
| Device that reached TOFC of zero first | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TetraGraph (n = 25) |
TOFScan (n = 57) |
Totala (n = 100) |
p-value | |
| Jaw relaxation | 1.00 | |||
| Easy | 20 (80.0%) | 44 (77.2%) | 81 (81.0%) | |
| Fair | 5 (20.0%) | 13 (22.8%) | 19 (19.0%) | |
| Vocal cord position | 0.90 | |||
| Abducted | 23 (92.0%) | 53 (93.0%) | 93 (93.0%) | |
| Intermediate | 2 (8.0%) | 3 (5.3%) | 6 (6.0%) | |
| Closed | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.8%) | 1 (1.0%) | |
| Vocal cord movement | 0.10 | |||
| None | 23 (92.0%) | 43 (75.4%) | 80 (80.0%) | |
| Moving | 1 (4.0%) | 13 (22.8%) | 18 (18.0%) | |
| Closing | 1 (4.0%) | 1 (1.8%) | 2 (2.0%) | |
| Airway reaction | 0.19 | |||
| None | 21 (84.0%) | 54 (94.7%) | 93 (93.0%) | |
| Diaphragm | 4 (16.0%) | 3 (5.3%) | 7 (7.0%) | |
| Movement of the limbs | 1.00 | |||
| None | 21 (84.0%) | 49 (86.0%) | 88 (88.0%) | |
| Slight | 4 (16.0%) | 8 (14.0%) | 12 (12.0%) | |
| Total score | 0.75 | |||
| 5 | 16 (64.0%) | 31 (54.4%) | 60 (60.0%) | |
| 6 | 2 (8.0%) | 17 (29.8%) | 23 (23.0%) | |
| 7 | 5 (20.0%) | 4 (7.0%) | 10 (10.0%) | |
| 8 | 2 (8.0%) | 3 (5.3%) | 5 (5.0%) | |
| 9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 10 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (3.5%) | 2 (2.0%) | |
TOFC, Train-Of-Four Count.
p-values result from a Wilcoxon rank sum test (ordinal categorical variables) or Fisher's exact test (binary categorical variables).
a
Total number includes 18 patients in which both devices reached TOFC.