I-gel Laryngeal Mask Airway Combined with Tracheal Intubation Attenuate Systemic Stress Response in Patients Undergoing Posterior Fossa Surgery
Table 1
Subject and procedure characteristics.
Characteristic
Treatment groups
Group TT ()
Group TI ()
value
Age (years)
49 (8)
48 (7)
0.774
Gender (M/F)
18/12
14/16
0.747
Weight (kg)
64 (8)
67 (6)
0.206
Height (cm)
163 (8)
163 (7)
0.867
Procedures
Cerebellar hemisphere tumors
6 (20%)
4 (13%)
NS
Cerebellar vermis tumor
2 (7%)
2 (7%)
NS
Cerebellopontine angle tumors
6 (20%)
6 (20%)
NS
Fourth ventricle tumor
3 (10%)
3 (10%)
NS
Acoustic neuroma
10 (33%)
13 (43%)
NS
Slope tumor
3 (10%)
2 (7%)
NS
Duration of surgery (min)
335 (20)
338 (23)
0.696
Values are given as Mean ± SD, or number of patients (%). Group TT: tracheal tube intubation group; Group TI: I-gel facilitated endotracheal tube intubation group.
