Table 2. Number of Attempts and Time to SGA Insertion and Intubation in the Groups Air-Q ILA and Blockbuster LMA. Values are Presented as Median (IQR).
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Air-Q ILA(n=70) |
LMA Blockbuster (n=70) |
Significance |
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Success rate of blind intubation Intubation success in 1st attempt Intubation success in 2nd attempt Intubation success in 3rd attempt (FOB guided intubation) |
39 (55.7%) 33 (47.1%) 6 (8.6%) 31 (44.3%) |
64 (91.4%) 39 (55.7%) 25 (35.7%) 6 (8.6%) |
0.0001 |
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Time to intubation (seconds) |
43 (20-122) |
31.5 (23-45) |
0.122 |
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Success rate of SGA placement |
1st attempt |
61 (87.1%) |
63 (90%) |
0.759 |
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2nd attempt |
6 (8.6%) |
6 (8.6%) |
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3rd attempt |
3 (4.3%) |
1 (1.4%) |
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SGA insertion time (seconds) |
29 (22-35) |
27 (21-32) |
0.198 |
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SGA removal time (seconds) |
38 (30-43) |
35 (30-41) |
0.341 |
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Glottic view grading (8) |
Grade 1 |
49 (70%) |
32 (45.7%) |
0.004 |
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Grade 2 |
8 (11.4%) |
22 (31.4%) |
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Grade 3 |
7 (10%) |
13 (18.6%) |
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Grade 4 |
6 (8.6%) |
3 (4.3%) |
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Data expressed as frequency (percentage) or median (IQR)
SGA, supraglottic airway; ILA, intubating laryngeal airway; LMA, laryngeal mask airway; IQR, interquartile range; FOB, fibreoptic bronchoscope.