Research Article
Validation of Simple Methods to Select a Suitable Nostril for Nasotracheal Intubation
| | Characteristics | Number | 95% CI |
| | Gender | | | Male (%) | 14 (33.33) | 21.01–48.45 | | Female (%) | 28 (66.77) | 51.55–78.99 | | Age (yr, mean) | 47.98 (16.73) | 42.76–53.19 | | Weight (kg, mean) | 54.81 (11.51) | 51.22–58.40 | | Height (cm, mean) | 157.81 (7.95) | 155.33–160.29 | | BMI | 21.90 (3.80) | 20.72–23.08 | | ASA class | | | I (%) | 25 (59.52) | 44.49–72.96 | | II (%) | 17 (40.78) | 27.04–55.51 | | III (%) | 0 | 0 | | Underlying disease | | | Diabetes mellitus | 5 (11.90) | 5.19–25.00 | | Hypertension | 7 (16.67) | 8.32–30.60 | | Dyslipidemia | 1 (2.38) | 0.42–12.32 | | Operation | | | Endoscopic transoral thyroidectomy | 6 (14.29) | 6.72–27.84 | | Wide excision with or without soft tissue reconstruction | 13 (30.95) | 19.07–46.03 | | Maxillofacial surgery | 23 (54.76) | 39.95–68.78 | | Attempts at intubation | | | Once | 33 (78.57) | 64.06–88.29 | | Twice | 8 (19.05) | 9.98–33.30 | | More than twice | 1 (2.38) | 0.42–12.32 | | Severity of epistaxis | | | No bleeding | 13 (30.95) | 19.07–46.03 | | Minimal bleeding | 29 (69.05) | 53.97–80.93 |
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