Table 3.
Intraoperative characteristics.
| Characteristics | Number of patients (n = 43) |
|---|---|
| Surgical time (mean in minutes, ±SD) | 186.5 (63) |
| Airway | |
| Laryngeal mask (%) | 16 (37.2) |
| OTI (%) | 17 (39.5) |
| Intubation through tracheostomy (%) | 10 (23.3) |
| Arterial line (%) | 16 (37.2) |
| Rings resected | |
| 2 | 8 (18.6%) |
| 3 | 16 (37.2%) |
| 4 | 12 (27.9%) |
| 5 | 3 (7%) |
| 6 | 3 (7%) |
| 10 | 1 (2.3%) |
| Maintenance of anaesthesia | |
| TIVA (%) | 11 (26.2) |
| Balanced (%) | 32 (74.4) |
| Operating room extubation (%) | 35 (81.4) |
| Intraoperative complications | |
| None (%) | 39 (90.7) |
| Intraoperative cardiac arrest (%) | 1 (2.3) |
| Tracheostomy (%) | 2 (4.7) |
TIVA, Total Intravenous Anaesthesia; OTI, Orotracheal Intubation.