Table 1.
Biometric data and descriptive data of patients enrolled in the study. Data are presented as median (25th–75th percentile) or numbers (percentage), respectively
| Parameter | DL (n 31) |
GVL (n 34) |
Mann Whitney U-test (p-Value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (male/female) | 25/6 | 25/9 | 0.50 |
| Age (years) | 60 (52–65) | 66 (58–75) | 0.087 |
| Weight (kg) | 83 (75–95) | 80 (68–90) | 0.207 |
| Height (cm) | 178 (172–181) | 173 (165–178) | 0.038* |
| Body mass index (kg m−2) | 25.7 (24.2–30.8) | 25.2 (24.1–29.1) | 0.604 |
| ASA n (%): | |||
| I | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | 0.824 |
| II | 10 (32%) | 9 (26%) | |
| III | 19 (61%) | 24 (71%) | |
| IV | 2 (7%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Mallampati score n (%): | |||
| I | 11 (35%) | 14 (41%) | 0.819 |
| II | 16 (52%) | 14 (41%) | |
| > II | 4 (13%) | 6 (18%) | |
| Blade size used n (%): | |||
| size 3 | 1 (3%) | 16 (47%) | < 0.001* |
| size 4 | 30 (97%) | 18 (53%) | |
| DLT size used n (%): | |||
| 35 French | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 0.023* |
| 37 French | 6 (19%) | 18 (53%) | |
| 39 French | 17 (55%) | 10 (29%) | |
| 41 French | 7 (23%) | 5 (15%) | |
| DLT design used n (%): | |||
| left-sided | 31 (100%) | 33 (97%) | 0.340 |
| right-sided | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | |
*Statistically significant