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Table 4 The left DLT placement complications

From: Individualized rotation of left double lumen endobronchial tube to improve placement success rate: a randomized controlled trial

 

Control group

(n = 276)

Individualized group (n = 280)

P value

   

P = 0.041

Mucosal injury, n (%)

54 (19.6%)

39 (14.0%)

 

Grade 1

44 (16.0%)

29 (10.4%)

Grade 2

10 (3.6%)

10 (3.6%)

Grade 3

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Control group

(n = 275)

Individualized group (n = 279)

P value

Sore throat, n (%)

121 (44.0%)

82 (29.4%)

< 0.001

NRS severity

2.2 ± 0.9

2.3 ± 0.9

0.793

Hoarseness, n (%)

68 (24.7%)

47(16.8%)

0.011

NRS severity

1.7 ± 0.8

1.7 ± 0.8

0.909

  1. NRS (numerical rating scale) severity. Data are shown as mean ± SD unless noted otherwise. Group comparison was conducted using χ2 test for the rate, and Student’s t-test for the severity