Clinical Study
Evaluation of the GlideScope Direct: A New Video Laryngoscope for Teaching Direct Laryngoscopy
Table 1
Patient characteristics. Data as %,
n (%), or mean
SD.
| Age, yrs | | Sex, male | 64 | BMI, kg/m2 | | Physical class | | 1 | 25 (20) | 2 | 48 (39) | 3 | 49 (40) | 4 | 1 (1) | Mallampati score ≥3 | 13 (11) | Thyromental distance <6 cm | 26 (21) | Interincisor gap <3 cm | 7 (6) | Reduced cervical mobility | 15 (12) | Cannot bite any part of upper lip | 6 (5) | History of difficult intubation | 2 (2) | >1 risk factor for difficult laryngoscopy | 13 (11) |
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BMI: body mass index.
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