Table 1 Patient demographics and airway characteristics.

From: Usefulness of video laryngoscopy in tracheal intubation at thyroid surgical position for intraoperative neuromonitoring

Characteristics

All (n = 39)

Sex (F/M)

28/11

Age (y)

45.7 ± 14.3

Height (cm)

162.8 ± 7.3

Weight (kg)

63.1 ± 12.1

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.7 ± 3.8

American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (1/2/3)

26/11/2

Mouth opening (cm)

4.6 ± 0.6

Mallampati score 1/2/3/4

12/13/9/5

Thyromental distance (cm)

7.2 ± 0.8

Neck lengtha (cm)

7.5 ± 1.3

Neck circumference (cm)

35.2 ± 3.7

  1. aDistance between the sternal notch and thyroid prominence in the neutral head and neck position. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation or number.
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