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. 2020 Oct 30;20(5):293–301. doi: 10.17245/jdapm.2020.20.5.293

Table 3. Logistic regression of individual factors affecting success and failure of fiberoptic nasotracheal intubation.

B (SE) WALD Degree of freedom P-value Odd ratio (95% CI)
Order of FNIs performed by resident -0.028 (0.015) 3.343 1 0.068 0.973 (0.945 - 1.002)
Nasal bleeding grade 23.195 2 <0.001
 Grade 2 1.654 (0.8) 4.276 1 0.039 5.23 (1.09 - 25.087)
 Grade 3 3.346 (0.742) 20.365 1 <0.001 28.4 (6.639 - 121.483)
Oral secretion grade 12.916 2 0.002
 Grade 2 0.107 (0.707) 0.023 1 0.879 1.113 (0.279 - 4.447)
 Grade 3 1.895 (0.638) 8.816 1 0.003 6.651 (1.904 - 23.233)
Mallampati grade 6.129 3 0.106
 Grade 2 1.227 (0.558) 4.837 1 0.028 3.41 (1.143 - 10.176)
 Grade 3 0.499 (0.754) 0.439 1 0.508 1.648 (0.376 - 7.218)
 Grade 4 2.233 (1.21) 3.405 1 0.065 9.332 (0.87 - 100.051)
Laryngeal view grade 1.347 3 0.718
 Grade 2 -0.377 (0.645) 0.342 1 0.559 0.686 (0.194 - 2.429)
 Grade 3 -0.811 (0.808) 1.008 1 0.315 0.444 (0.091 - 2.166)
 Grade 4 0.271 (1.453) 0.035 1 0.852 1.312 (0.076 - 22.623)
BMI (constant) 0.152 (0.06) 6.484 1 0.011 1.164 (1.036 - 1.309)
-8.795 (1.699) 26.789 1 <0.001

FNI, Fibroptic nasotracheal intubation; BMI, body mass index.