|
Age, mean ± SD
|
64.7 ± 8.9
|
58.7 ± 16.2
|
0.04
|
|
Apache II, mean ± SD
|
18.8 ± 1.6
|
17.7 ± 1.9
|
0.005
|
|
Airway and intubation
| | | |
|
Cormack–Lehane score III–IV (%)
|
5 (13.5)
|
7 (14.2)
|
0.91
|
|
Number of attempts required for intubation, mean ± SD
|
1.3 ± 0.6
|
1.3 ± 0.4
|
0.40
|
|
Diameter of endotracheal tube (mm), mean ± SD
|
7.8 ± 0.2
|
7.8 ± 0.3
|
0.49
|
|
Subglottic aspiration pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD
|
19.4 ± 3.4
|
19.9 ± 1.6
|
0.34
|
|
Difficult intubation (%)
|
6 (16.2)
|
7 (14.3)
|
0.80
|
|
Urgent intubation (%)
|
34 (91.8)
|
43 (87.8)
|
0.53
|
|
Stridor (%)
|
2 (5.4)
|
5 (10.2)
|
0.69
|
|
Dysphonia (%)
|
7 (18.9)
|
9 (18.3)
|
0.77
|
|
Length of ICU stay (days), mean ± SD
|
6.5 ± 3.9
|
5.8 ± 5.6
|
0.67
|
