Table 5 Characteristics of patients with injuries detected at multidetector computed tomography
Characteristics | Airway injury (N:9) | No airway injury (N:28) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD | 62.4 ± 10.8 | 65.5 ± 8.2 | 0.20 |
Apache II, mean ± SD | 19 ± 1 | 19 ± 2 | 0.08 |
Airway and intubation | |||
Cormack–Lehane score III–IV (%) | 1 (11.1) | 4 (14.2) | 1.00 |
Number of attempts required for intubation, mean ± SD | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 0.60 |
Diameter of endotracheal tube (mm), mean ± SD | 7.7 ± 0.3 | 7.8 ± 0.2 | 0.12 |
Subglottic aspiration pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD | 17.8 ± 6.6 | 19.9 ± 1 | 0.002 |
Difficult intubation (%) | 2 (22) | 4 (14) | 0.62 |
Urgent intubation (%) | 9 (100) | 25 (89.3) | 0.56 |
Length of ICU stay (days), mean ± SD | 7.4 ± 3.7 | 6.2 ± 2.0 | 0.80 |