Table 4.
Assessment grades | Group KP | Group P | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Mouth opening (Full / Partial/None) |
54/6/0 | 53/7/0 | 0.769 |
Coughing or gagging (Nil / Slight/Gross) |
54/6/0 | 52/7/1 | 0.573 |
Swallowing (Nil / Slight/Gross) |
55/5/0 | 54/5/1 | 0.604 |
Laryngospasm (Nil / Partial/Complete) |
60/0/0 | 58/2/0 | 0.496 |
Ease of LMA insertion (easy/difficult/impossible) | 59/1/0 | 58/2/0 | 0.956 |
Head or limbs movement (Nil / Slight/Gross) |
57/3/0 | 58/2/0 | 0.648 |
Insertion condition summed score | 6.35 (6–10) | 6.48 (6–13) | 0.607 |