Table 1.
Patient characteristics of each group presented as mean ± SD or number of patients. HVLP group: trachea was secured with a high-volume and low-pressure cuffed tracheal tube; Taper group: trachea was secured with taper cuffed tracheal tube.
| HVLP group N = 20 |
Taper group N = 20 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 61.8 ± 12.9 | 64.9 ± 12.7 |
| Gender (male/female) | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| Body weight (kg) | 59.4 ± 13.7 | 57.3 ± 7.9 |
| Height (cm) | 161.6 ± 7.5 | 159.5 ± 9.9 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.6 ± 4.6 | 22.5 ± 2.5 |
| Mallampati score (1/2/3/4) | 8/11/1/0 | 7/12/1/0 |
| Cormack-Lehane grade (1/2/3/4) | 11/8/1/0 | 9/11/0/0 |
| Tracheal tube size (7.0/7.5/8.0/8.5) | 2/11/6/1 | 3/7/8/2 |
BMI: body mass index.
ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.