Table II.
Anesthetic data during the modified AFOI procedure.
| Intubation scores | Rem group | Dex group |
|---|---|---|
| Cough, 1/2/3/4, n | 23/17/4/1a | 19/16/7/3 |
| Movement, 1/2/3/4, n | 23/13/7/2 | 21/14/7/3 |
| Intubation time, sec | 52.0±20.2 | 50.1±28.3 |
| Drug requirements, μg | 137.4±47.6a | 61.4±15.2 |
| RSS at intubation | 2.2±0.7 | 2.3±0.6 |
| State entropy at intubation | 88.1±0.7 | 89.2±1.1 |
| Rescue requirement for consciousness, n (%) | 3 (10.0) | 2 (6.7) |
| Time to tracheal intubation, sec | 531.2±7.2a | 673.1±8.3 |
Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation, or as a number and percentage (n=45).
a
P<0.05, vs. Rem group;
AFOI, awake fiberoptic orotracheal intubation; RSS, Ramsay Sedation Scale; Dex, dexmedetomidine; Rem, remifentanil.