Table 1.
Study population
| n=21 | FM group (n=10) |
LMA group (n=11) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 64±4.2 | 57±17.86 | 70±12.84 | 0.561 |
| Sex (male/female) | 6/15 | 3/7 | 3/8 | 0.890 |
| BMI | 28±2 | 27±3 | 29±2 | 0.895 |
| ASA score I–III | 3 | 3/1/6 | 2/2/7 | 0.887 |
| Admission surgical diagnosis | ||||
| Non-neoplastic stenosis | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| Malignant stenosis | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| Benign tumors | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bronchopleural fistula | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Foreign body | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Hypertension | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.424 |
| COPD | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0.556 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0.663 |
| Dyslipidemia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.531 |
Notes: Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or absolute value. A P-value <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FM, face mask; LMA, laryngeal mask airway.