Table 2. Distribution of intraoperative and hemodynamic variables .
| Variables | Standard method No. (97) |
New method No. (97) |
P-value |
| Insertion time (sec.) | 11.7±3.1 | 5.3±1.4 | <0.001 |
| Total time for successful placement (sec) | 34.9.2±8.3 | 28.3±6.3 | <0.001 |
| Leak around the cuff | 16 (16.5) | 10 (10.3) | 0.292 |
| Oropharyngeal pressure (cmH2O) | 18.3±2.7 | 18.1±2.7 | 0.674 |
| Pulse rate (Beats/minute) Baseline After 5 minutes After 10 minutes |
87.1±3.8 91.5±6.4 88.4±8.2 |
86.7±4.1 85.7±6.0 82.8±8.4 |
0.490 <0.001 <0.001 |
| Mean blood pressure (mmHg) Baseline After 5 minutes After 10 minutes |
91.3±6.6 104.4±6.6 99.6±9.1 |
91.9±8.4 98.8±7.3 92.9±9.4 |
0.561 <0.001 <0.001 |
| Blood stained saliva | 10 (10.3) | 2 (2.1) | 0.033 |