Table 5. Data regarding difficulty of intubation.
Variable | Group C1 (n=26) | Group C2 (n=26) | Statistics | P |
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Cooper score | 8.0 (7.0–8.3) | 9.0 (9.0–9.0) | 4.799† | <0.001*** |
Cormack-Lehane grade III/IV | 16 (61.5) | 3 (11.5) | 14.016‡ | <0.001*** |
Required assistance | 16 (61.5) | 4 (15.4) | 11.700‡ | 0.001** |
IDS score | 3.0 (0.0–4.0) | 1.0 (0.0–1.0) | 2.001† | 0.045* |
Intubation time (s) | 42.5 (33.0–50.0) | 35.0 (29.8–40.0) | 2.090† | 0.037* |
Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or n (%). Group C1, patients intubated with 1× ED95 (0.05 mg/kg) of cisatracurium; Group C2, patients intubated with 2× ED95 (0.1 mg/kg) of cisatracurium. †, Z value; ‡, chi-square value; *, P<0.05; **, P<0.01; ***, P<0.001. IDS, intubation difficulty scale.