Table 3 Associations between the predictors of difficult laryngoscopy and the two Sassouni groups
From: Influence of maxillofacial skeletal morphology on difficult laryngoscopy
Predictors | Total | Sassouni 5 | non-Sassouni 5 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 187 | n = 44 | n = 143 | ||
Mallampati Score | ||||
< 3 | 169 (90.4%) | 34 (77.3%) | 135 (94.4%) | |
≥3 | 18 (9.63%) | 10 (22.7%) | 8 (5.59%) | < 0.001 |
Wilson score | ||||
< 2 | 95 (50.8%) | 0 | 95 (66.4%) | |
≥2 | 92 (49.2%) | 44 (100%) | 48 (33.6%) | < 0.001 |
HMD | ||||
<3 fingerbreadths | 81 (43.3%) | 38 (96.7%) | 43 (30.1%) | |
≥3 fingerbreadths | 106 (56.7%) | 6 (3.3%) | 100 (69.9%) | < 0.001 |