Research Article
Magnitude and Predisposing Factors of Difficult Airway during Induction of General Anaesthesia
Table 3
Airway management techniques and their outcome.
| Variable | Frequency |
| Attempt | | 1 attempt | 133 62.7%} | 2 attempts | 51 24.1%} | ≥3 attempts | 28 13.2% | Alternative technique | | Applied | 63 29.7%} | Not applied | 149 70.3%} | Laryngeal manipulation | | Applied | 129 60.8%} | Not applied | 83 39.2%} | Desaturation (SpO2 < 90%) episodes | 45 21.2% |
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signifies statistical significance.
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