Table 1 Patient characteristics and airway assessment.

From: A comparison of the Macintosh laryngoscope, McGrath video laryngoscope, and Pentax Airway Scope in paediatric nasotracheal intubation

Variables

Group Macintosh(n = 36)

Group McGrath(n = 35)

Group Pentax(n = 35)

Age (years)

7 (6–8)

7 (6–8)

7 (5–8)

Sex (male/female)

28/8

27/9

25/11

Weight (kg)

25 (22–30)

25 (22–34)

25 (19–32)

Height (cm)

125 (118–132)

126 (118–134)

124 (115–130)

ASA grade (I/II)

35/1

34/1

34/1

Nostril used (right/left)

30/6

31/4

31/4

MC-L grade (I/IIa/IIb/III/IV)

15/12/6/3/0

34/1/0/0/0*

31/4/0/0/0*

  1. Values are presented as median (interquartile range), or number of patients. ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; MC-L, modified Cormack-Lehane. *P < 0.05 compared to data of group Macintosh.
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