Table 1. Summary of features for patients who underwent apneic technique, N=38.
Feature | Mean (SD; range) |
Age in years | 63.7 (14.3; 36-89) |
Charlson index | 2.3 (2.0; 0-6) |
Body mass index | 27.2 (5.0; 17.6-37.5) |
Preoxygenation time using Optiflow | 13.7 (5.5; 5-28) |
Starting end-tidal CO2 (N=26) | 32.1 (4.7; 20-41) |
Ending end-tidal CO2 | 54.4 (11.9; 20-81) |
Apneic time | 23.9 (6.1; 13-40) |
Rate of CO2 increase (N=26) | 1.12 (0.46; 0.38-2.56) |
Minimum oxygen saturation | 93.6 (6.1; 79-100) |
Maximum systolic blood pressure | 166 (35; 114-237) |
Minimum systolic blood pressure | 98 (21; 68-166) |
Sex | N (%) |
Female | 24 (63) |
Male | 14 (37) |
Mallampati grade (N=37) | |
1 | 13 (35) |
2 | 14 (38) |
3 | 9 (24) |
4 | 1 (3) |