Table 3 Incidence of airway morbidity
sore throat | hoarseness | dysphagia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% of patients with none /mild /severe | % of patients with none / mild / severe | % of patients with none / mild / severe | ||||
1h | 1d | 1h | 1d | 1h | 1d | |
i-gel™ | 72 / 14 / 14 | 88 / 6 / 6 | 86 / 14 / 0 | 97 / 3 / 0 | 83 / 14/ 3 | 100 / 0 / 0 |
LMA-S | 84 / 16 / 0 | 95 / 5 / 0 | 92 / 5 / 3 | 98 / 2 / 0 | 95 / 2.5 / 2.5 | 95 / 5 / 0 |
LTS-D | 29 / 50 / 21 | 79 / 17 / 4 | 82 / 11 / 7 | 93 / 7 / 0 | 54 / 32 / 14 | 82 / 14 / 4 |
p <0.001 | p <0.005 | p = 0.75 | p = 0.64 | p <0.001 | p <0.005 | |