Dexmedetomidine versus Remifentanil for Sedation during Awake Fiberoptic Intubation

Table 2

Patient demographics between the two groups.

	Remifentanil (REM)	Dexmedetomidine (DEX)	𝑃 value
Number of patients	17	13
Age (yrs)	50.3±15.9	49.5±14.9	0.89
Mallampati (I, II, III, IV) 𝑛 (%)	1/5/9/2 (8%, 31%, 54%, 15%)	4/5/1/3 (30%, 40%, 10%, 20%)	0.15
ASA (1, 2, 3) 𝑛 (%)	1/14/2 (5%, 83%,12%)	0/4/9 (0%, 31%, 69%)	0.96
Height (cm)	174±10	171±8	0.43
Weight (kg)	92±19	76±29	0.04
BMI (kg/m^2)	30±6	26±8	0.13
Thyromental (cm)	7.2	6.1	0.08