Table 2.
Device insertion and intubation parameters.
Variable | Group G (n = 60) Median (95% CI) |
Group I (n = 60) Median (95% CI) |
p value (sig < 0.05) |
---|---|---|---|
Number of SGA attempts | 1.00 (1.19; 2.01) | 1.00 (1.22; 1.98) | 0.171 |
Ease of SGA insertion | 1.00 (1.05; 1.75) | 1.00 (1.01; 1.39) | 0.755 |
Time to SGA placement | 9.28 (7.99; 13.25) | 8.50 (7.54; 10.86) | 0.860 |
Ease of intubation | 2.00 (1.41; 1.91) | 1.00 (1.17; 1.46) | 0.017∗ |
Intubation success | 58.3% (n = 35) | 90% (n = 54) | 0.000∗ |
Time to intubation | 16.10 (13.49; 18.84) | 7.90 (7.81; 13.87) | 0.007∗ |
Number of intubation attempts | 1.00 (0.94; 1.33) | 1.00 (0.95; 1.15) | 0.027∗ |
Attempts at intubation; number (percentage) | |||
One | 22 (36.67) | 41 (68.3) | 0.001∗ |
Two | 8 (13.33) | 9 (15.0) | |
Three | 5 (8.3) | 4 (6.67) | |
VAS 0 | 1.00 (0.36; 1.37) | 1.00 (1.04; 2.16) | 0.833 |
Dysphagia 0 | 1.00 (0.92; 1.21) | 1.00 (1.04; 1.46) | 0.853 |
VAS 24 | 0.00 (−0.03; 0.43) | 0.50 (0.28; 0.92) | 0.052 |
Dysphagia 24 | 0.00 (−0.03; 0.15) | 0.00 (−0.02; 0.06) | 0.299 |
SGA: supraglottic airway device; VAS: visual analogue scale; ∗ indicates p < 0.05.