Table 3.
Time to accomplish defined procedural steps in collapse and no collapse patients compared between the US group and the FOB group
|
Group US (n = 97) |
Group FOB (n = 98) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collapse (n = 89) | not collapse (n = 8) | p-value | Collapse (n = 83) | not collapse (n = 15) | p-value | |
| Time for initial intubation and patient positioning (minutes) |
7 (3–12) |
9 (5–14.25) |
0.47 |
8 (5–13) |
8 (5–10) |
0.56 |
| Time needed to confirm and adjust LDLT (minutes) |
3 (2–5) |
5 (1.39–13) |
0.41 |
6 (4–10) |
6 (5–9) |
0.69 |
| Time from successful LDLT positioning to grading of lung collapse (minutes) |
14 (9.5–20) |
14.5 (5–18) |
0.77 |
9 (5–14.3) |
16 (11–32) |
0.002 |
Data reported as median and interquartile range
A p-value < 0.05 indicates statistical significance
Abbreviations: US ultrasonography, FOB fiberoptic bronchoscopy, LDLT left sided double lumen endotracheal tube