Table 1.
Description of the studies included in the meta-analysis before insertion of LMA and ETT intubation.
| Author | Year | ETT group | LMA group | Surgery type | Population type | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size 1 | Mean 1 | SD1 | Sample_size 2 | Mean 2 | SD2 | ||||
| Eltzschig et al. | 2001 | 20 | 13.8 | 3.55 | 20 | 14.2 | 2.5 | Ophthalmic | Adult |
| Gulati et al. | 2004 | 30 | 13.1 | 4 | 30 | 13.9 | 4.3 | Ophthalmic | Pediatrics |
| Grawal et al. | 2012 | 29 | 13.12 | 3.63 | 30 | 13.12 | 3.95 | Ophthalmic | Pediatrics |
| Whitford et al. | 1997 | 13 | 12.54 | 1.73 | 13 | 16.06 | 3.02 | Ophthalmic | Adult |
| Bharti et al. | 2008 | 30 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 30 | 7.6 | 1.8 | Nonophthalmic | Adult |
| Holden et al. | 1991 | 26 | 18 | 4.1 | 26 | 17.9 | 3.8 | Ophthalmic | Adult |
| Duman et al. | 2001 | 20 | 11.5 | 2.72 | 18 | 13.08 | 2.51 | Ophthalmic | Pediatrics |
| Bukhari et al. | 2003 | 25 | 9.32 | 1.9 | 25 | 9.1 | 2.16 | Nonophthalmic | Adult |