Table-I.
Demographics, baseline hemodynamic data and results
|
Patient group
N= 40 |
Mean ± SD | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | GLS | 38.03 ± 12.03 | 0.4 |
| FFB | 40.45 ± 10.33 | ||
| Weight (Kg) | GLS | 74.8 ± 12.44 | 0.89 |
| FFB | 75.2 5± 13.77 | ||
| Height (cm) | GLS | 162.54 ± 7.5 | 0.53 |
| FFB | 161.16 ± 9.58 | ||
| Sex (F/M) | GLS | 17/23 | |
| FFB | 18/22 | ||
| Body mass index (BMI ) | GLS | 28.3 ± 1.7 | 0.87 |
| FFB | 28.93 ± 1.1 | ||
| ◊Heart rate (HR) b.p.m | GLS | 85.15 ± 12.08 | 0.21 |
| FFB | 89.26 ± 11.69 | ||
| ◊Systolic Blood pressure mm Hg | GLS | 119.26 ± 9.32 | 0.255 |
| FFB | 115.15 ±15.46 | ||
| ◊Diastolic Blood pressure mm Hg | GLS | 77.19 ± 10.63 | 0.64 |
| FFB | 75.92 ± 9.05 | ||
| ◊Mean Blood pressure mm Hg | GLS | 91.07 ± 8.47 | 0.29 |
| FFB | 88.34 ± 10.03 | ||
| Mallampati class 1/2/3/4 | GLS | 33/6/1/0 | |
| FFB | 31/7/2/0 | ||
| Thyromental distance (mm) | GLS | 77.4 ± 9.5 | 0.82 |
| FFB | 78. 6± 8.9 | ||
| Mouth opening (mm) | GLS | 38.7 ± 5.3 | 0.64 |
| FFB | 40.2 ± 3.6 | ||
| Time to intubate (sec) | GLS | 43.55 ± 22.59 | 0.04* |
| FFB | 58.96 ± 36.84 | ||
| Number of attempts for intubation | GLS | 1 | |
| FFB | 1 | ||
| Lowest SPO2 (%) at the time of ET intubation | GLS | 95.2 ± 3.2 | 0.75 |
| FFB | 94.7 ± 2.6 | ||
| End tidal CO2 at time of intubation (mm Hg) |
GLS | 35.8 ± 2.1 | 0.63 |
| FFB | 37.6 ± 1.6 | ||
| End Tidal SEV at the time of intubation (%) | GLS | 1.7 ± 0.24 | 0.81 |
| FFB | 1.6 ± 0.31 | ||
| Need of external neck manipulation | GLS | 9 | 0.0005* |
| FFB | 1 |
GLS= Glidescope, FFB= flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope, N= number of patients in each group,
SD= Standard deviation. All values expressed as mean ± Standard deviation, CO2 = carbon dioxide, SEV= sevoflurane, b.p.m = beats per minute, SPO2 =Oxygen saturation by pulse oximeter,
*
= P value <0.05
◊
= Pre-induction