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. 2017 Feb 20;17:26. doi: 10.1186/s12871-017-0323-5

Table 2.

Airway and ventilation profile

Successful insertion LMA, n (%)
 1st attempt; 23 (88.5%)
 2nd attempt; 3 (11.5%)
Resistance on insertion of airway, n (%)
 No or minimal; 25 (96.2)
 Moderate; 1 (3.8)
Time to successful airway placement; sec 19 (17-21 [14-58])
Volume of air to achieve intra-cuff pressure of 60 cm H2O; ml 15 (15-17 [13-18])
Vocal cord visibility under fibre-optic inspection, n (%);
 Grade 1; 26(100%)
 Grade 2; 0 (0%)
 Grade 3; 0 (0%)
Successful gastric tube insertion, n (%)
 1st attempt; 24 (92.4%)
 2nd attempt; 1 (3.8%)
 Not possible; 1 (3.8%)
Suprasternal notch test, n (%)
 Positive; 26 (100%)
 Negative; 0 (0%)
Oropharyngeal leak pressure; cm H2O 25.2 (23-29 [21-30])

The data are represented as number (% percentage) or median (IQR [range])