Research Article

Diagnostic Efficacy and Clinical Value of Ultrasonography in Difficult Airway Assessment: Based on a Prospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Comparison of the measurement indexes of the four groups of patients (±s).

IndexDL
(n = 26)
NDL
(n = 174)
t/χ2DI
(n = 17)
NDI
(n = 183)
t/χ2

MMT (n/%)63.225˂0.0179.309˂0.01
I grade5(19.23)61(35.06)5(29.41)62(33.88)
II grade12(46.15)113(64.94)4(23.53)120(65.57)
III grade9(34.62)0(0.00)8 (47.06)1 (0.55)
IID (cm)4.31 ± 0.334.47 ± 0.362.135˂0.054.62 ± 0.284.49 ± 0.381.375>0.05
TMD (cm)6.67 ± 0.516.91 ± 0.422.640˂0.016.74 ± 0.516.93 ± 0.411.789>0.05
ULBT (n/%)0.396>0.050.282>0.05
I grade14(53.85)105(60.34)9 (52.94)109 (59.56)
II grade12(46.15)69(39.66)8 (47.06)74 (40.44)
TMH (cm)4.76 ± 0.454.93 ± 0.282.636˂0.014.72 ± 0.144.93 ± 0.253.409˂0.01
DSE (cm)1.85 ± 0.131.75 ± 0.143.427˂0.011.91 ± 0.051.78 ± 0.143.799˂0.01
DSH (cm)0.96 ± 0.110.93 ± 0.121.201>0.051.03 ± 0.150.92 ± 0.133.293˂0.01
DSV (cm)0.78 ± 0.050.75 ± 0.072.104˂0.050.77 ± 0.040.73 ± 0.043.944˂0.01
HMD (cm)5.47 ± 0.225.63 ± 0.153.582˂0.015.47 ± 0.235.66 ± 0.083.380˂0.01
Tongue width (cm)4.49 ± 0.134.36 ± 0.163.950˂0.014.48 ± 0.134.36 ± 0.172.832˂0.01
Tongue thickness (cm)5.63 ± 0.155.47 ± 0.223.582˂0.015.66 ± 0.085.47 ± 0.233.380˂0.01