Parameter | Air-Q ILA™ | LMA Classic Excel™ | LMA Unique™ | Significance statistic (P) |
Grade of View of the Larynx | Mean: 1.29 Median: 1 IQR: (1 - 1.5) | Mean: 2.34 Median: 2 IQR: (2 - 3) | Mean 2.28 Median: 2 IQR: (2 - 3) | P < 0.05 |
Post Hoc Analysis (Dunn’s Multiple Comparison Test) | Air-Q vs Excel P < 0.001 | Excel vs Unique P > 0.05 | Unique vs Air-Q P < 0.001 | |
Time 1 in seconds—(time it takes to place the SGA) | Mean: 30.6 Median: 25 IQR: (21 - 37) | Mean 37.9 Median: 25 IQR: (22.5 - 40) | Mean: 32.5 Median: 28.5 IQR: (21 - 36.5) | P = 0.59 |
Time 2 in seconds—(true intubation time) | Mean: 81.6 Median: 75 IQR: (53 - 103) | Mean: 93.4 Median: 87.5 IQR: (59.5 - 116) | Mean: 90.8 Median: 73 IQR: (55 - 125) | P = 0.45 |
Time 3 in seconds—(time it takes to remove SGA) | Mean: 37.5 Median: 32 IQR: (22.5 - 53.5) | Mean: 37.3 Median: 32 IQR: (24.5 - 45.5) | Mean: 39.2 Median: 36 IQR: (23.5 - 49) | P = 0.78 |
Time 4 in seconds—Total Time of procedure (T1 + T2 + T3) | Mean: 149.7 Median: 143 IQR:(105 - 176) | Mean: 168.4 Median: 163.5 IQR: (118 - 194) | Mean: 168.3 Median: 157.5 IQR: (123 - 201) | P = 0.39 |
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) | Mean: 2.3 Median: 2 IQR: (1 - 3) | Mean: 3.5 Median: 3 IQR: (3 - 5) | Mean: 3.8 Median: 4 IQR: (2 - 5) | P < 0.05 |
Post Hoc Analysis (Dunn’s Multiple Comparison Test) | Air-Q vs Excel P < 0.001 | Excel vs Unique P > 0.05 | Unique vs Air-Q P < 0.001 | P < 0.05 |
Intubation success rate # Success/# Total, % | 45/45, 100% | 36/41, 87.8% | 38/40, 95% | P = 0.047 |
Post Hoc Analysis (Chi-Squared) | Air-Q vs Excel P = 0.016 | Excel vs Unique P = 0.25 | Unique vs Air-Q P = 0.13 |