Total number of patients: 228 (%) | SS group N = 113 (%) | DR group N = 115 (%) | P value | |
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Intubating conditions | ||||
Excellent | 109 (48) | 56 (49) | 53 (46) | 0.548 |
Good | 86 (37) | 41 (37) | 45 (39) | 0.465 |
Poor | 33 (14) | 16 (14) | 17 (15) | 0.685 |
Ease of insertion of laryngoscopy | ||||
Excellent | 208 (91) | 100 (89) | 108 (94) | 0.443 |
Good | 18 (8) | 12 (10) | 6 (5) | 0.675 |
Poor | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.721 |
View of vocal cords | ||||
Excellent | 206 (90) | 104 (92) | 102(89) | 0.768 |
Good | 19 (8) | 8 (7) | 11 (9) | 0.543 |
Poor | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 0.265 |
Patient reaction to intubation | ||||
Excellent | 117 (51) | 59 (52) | 58 (50) | 0.546 |
Good | 71 (31) | 34 (30) | 37 (33) | 0.768 |
Poor | 40 (18) | 20 (18) | 20 (17) | 0.435 |