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%

signifies statistical significance.