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Table 4 Modified NASA-TLX scores

From: Nonintubated spontaneous ventilation versus intubated mechanical ventilation anesthesia for video-assisted thoracic surgery in terms of perioperative complications and practitioners’ workload assessments: a pilot randomized control study

Workload

Intention-to-Treat

p value

Per-Protocol

p value

NI-SV

(n = 35)

MV

(n = 35)

NI-SV

(n = 32)

MV

(n = 33)

Assessed by anesthesiologists

      

Mental demand

45(40–55)

35(25–45)

0.021

45(37.5–55)

35(25–45)

0.040

Physical demand

40(30–50)

30(25-42.5)

0.092

35(27.5–50)

30(25–45)

0.232

Temporal demand

45(35–55)

20(10–30)

< 0.001

45(32.5–55)

20(10–30)

< 0.001

Effort

40(30–55)

30(15–35)

< 0.001

40(30–55)

30(20–35)

0.001

Frustration level

25(10–45)

10(10-22.5)

0.008

20(10–45)

15(10–25)

0.034

The overall score

37(29.5–52)

25(19-34.5)

< 0.001

37.5(29–52)

25(19–35)

0.001

Assessed by surgeons

      

Mental demand

40(25–45)

35(25–45)

0.901

30(25–45)

35(25–45)

0.868

Physical demand

30(22.5–45)

35(22.5–45)

0.745

32.5(22.5–45)

35(25–45)

0.905

Temporal demand

20(10-27.5)

20(10–30)

0.986

17.5(10–30)

20(10–30)

0.979

Effort

35(25–45)

30(25–45)

0.561

35(25–45)

30(25–45)

0.556

Frustration level

15(10–30)

20(10–30)

0.967

17.5(10–30)

20(10–30)

0.931

The overall score

28(21-38.5)

27(20.5–38.5)

0.814

28(19–39)

27(21–38)

0.753

  1. Data are presented as medians (interquartile ranges)
  2. NI-SV: nonintubated spontaneous ventilation; I-MV: intubated mechanical ventilation; NASA-TLX: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index