Table 5.
Intubation scoring items
| Scoring items | Cohorts | Comparisons between cohorts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIV | HCO | ||
| Procedure for oxygenation and ventilation | Non-invasive ventilation | High-flow nasal cannula oxygen | |
| Patients included in the analysis | 154 | 161 | p-value |
| MACOCHA score | |||
| < 3 | 123 (80) | 134 (83) | 0.469 |
| ≥ 3 | 31 (20) | 27 (17) | |
| Modified Cormack-Lehane grade | |||
| I, IIA, or IIB | 139 (90) | 144 (89) | 0.854 |
| III or IV | 15 (10) | 17 (11) | |
| Intubation Difficulty Scale score | |||
| 0–2 | 15 (10) | 14 (9) | 0.733 |
| 3–4 | 87 (57) | 98 (61) | |
| ≥ 5 | 52 (34) | 49 (30) | |
Variables are reported as frequency (percentages)
The Mann-Whitney U-test was performed for statistical analysis
A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant