24 June 2023>: Clinical Research
New Suggested Enhancing Safe Apneic Time in Edentulous Elderly: A Comparison of Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange and Facemask
Yuxi Shen BCE* , Yajie Xu BE* , Zhaojing Fang BDF* , Wenwen Zhang CE , Yong Zhang F , Chen Zhang DF , Jialin Yin B , Hongguang Bao AF , Hongwei Shi F* , Xiaoliang Wang ADF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940044
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940044
Table 1 Characteristics of study population.
Characteristics | Group T (N=25) | Group M (N=25) |
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Age (years) | 74.6±6.2 | 73.7±6.2 |
ASA (I/II/III) | 0/21/4 | 1/22/2 |
Hemoglobin (g L) | 12.4±1.4 | 12.4±1.3 |
BMI (kg m) | 23.5±3.2 | 23.3±3.0 |
Mallampatti classification (I/II) | 18/7 | 20/5 |
Thyromental distance (I/II/III) | 15/10/0 | 18/7/0 |
The number of missing teeth | 22.7±7.8 | 23.2±7.0 |
ASA – American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI – body mass index. |