Table 3.
Airway management results
| Group 1: VDLT | Group 2: cDLT | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallampati n (%) | 0.82 | ||
| I | 20 (40%) | 16 (32%) | |
| II | 20 (40%) | 21 (42%) | |
| III | 9 (18%) | 12 (24%) | |
| IV | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | |
| Cormack-Lehane n (%) | 0.35 | ||
| I | 35 (70%) | 29 (58%) | |
| IIA | 9 (18%) | 15 (30%) | |
| IIB | 5 (10%) | 5 (10%) | |
| IIIA | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | |
| IIIB | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | |
| IV | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| FOB n (%) | 0.0008 | ||
| Yes | 9 (18%) | 26 (52%) | |
| No | 41 (82%) | 24 (48%) | |
| Tube Size n (%)/men (%)/women (%) | 0.05 | ||
| 35 Fr | 10 (20%)/1 (2%)/9 (18%) | 3 (6%)/1 (2%)/2 (4%) | |
| 37 Fr | 38 (76%)/30 (60%)/8 (16%) | 41 (82%)/29 (58%)/12 (24%) | |
| 39 Fr | 2 (4%)/2 (4%)/0 (0%) | 6 (12%)/6 (12%)/0 (0%) | |
| 41 Fr | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Airway damage n (%) | 1 | ||
| Tracheobronchial injury | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Vocal cord injury | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
VDLT, Video double-lumen tubes/VivaSight-DL; cDLT, Conventional double-lumen tubes; n, number; FOB, Flexible bronchoscopy; Fr, french