Table 2.
Haemodynamic response to intubation (Mean±SD)
| Timeline | Baseline | After Induction | Pre Intubation | At Intubation | 1 min | 2 min | 3 min | 4 min | 5 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart rate (beats/min) | |||||||||
| GVL | 87.3±2.6 | 79.6±2.6 | 78.3±2.2 | 88.6±3.01 | 90.8±3.09 | 87.7±3.2 | 85.8±3.2 | 83.5±3.4 | 78±2.8 |
| MDL | 87.8±2.7 | 78.3±2.4 | 72.5±2.2 | 93.3±2.8 | 94.7±2.9 | 94.9±2.8 | 90.5±3.3 | 84.8±2.4 | 83±2.4 |
| P | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.06 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.09 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| SBP | |||||||||
| GVL | 140.6±2.1 | 100.3±3.3 | 92.3±2.9 | 129.9±4.4 | 132.6±4.5 | 128±4.4 | 120.5±4.8 | 115.4±4.1 | 115.4±3.3 |
| MDL | 138.9±1.9 | 94.8±1.7 | 85.7±2.9 | 147.9±4.2 | 151.6±3.6 | 141.5±4.2 | 134.2±3.9 | 124.8±3.4 | 117.5±2.3 |
| P | 0.5 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.003* | 0.001* | 0.04* | 0.02* | 0.08 | 0.6 |
| DBP | |||||||||
| GVL | 87±2 | 63.9±1.9 | 59.3±2.3 | 86.6±2.7 | 88.1±2.9 | 84.9±3.1 | 78.6±3 | 75.9±2.8 | 73.3±2.5 |
| MDL | 88.8±1.3 | 64±1.1 | 58.4±2.1 | 96.8±3 | 98.3±2.7 | 94.4±2.7 | 87±3.2 | 80.2±2.3 | 76.4±2 |
| P | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.013* | 0.012* | 0.02* | 0.06 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| MBP | |||||||||
| GVL | 105.6±2.2 | 74.3±2.3 | 69.3±2.5 | 100.8±3.4 | 103±3.4 | 100±3.5 | 91±3.3 | 88.5±3.4 | 87.1±2.7 |
| MDL | 105±2 | 73.7±1.1 | 67.3±2.2 | 111.9±4 | 114.4±3.4 | 109.4±3.1 | 102.2±3 | 94.4±2.2 | 90.3±2 |
| P | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.03* | 0.02* | 0.04* | 0.01* | 0.1 | 0.3 |
*P<0.05 is considered significant. SBP=Systolic blood pressure, DBP=Diastolic blood pressure, MBP=Mean blood pressure, SD=Standard deviation