Gender differences in sore throat and hoarseness following endotracheal tube or laryngeal mask airway: a prospective study

Table 2 Pain in the throat

	In the PACU		After 24 hours
	LMA	ETT	LMA	ETT
	(n = 24)	(n = 45)	(n = 18*)	(n = 33**)
Pain during rest	0	1(2)	1(5)	0
Men/Women (n)		0/1	0/1	0
Pain during speech	1(4)	0	0	0
Men/Women (n)	1/0	0	0	0
Pain during swallowing	12(50)	12(27)	7(39)	14(42)
Men/Women (n)	1/11	7/5	0/7	9/5
Pain at rest, during speech, and swallowing	9(38)	19(42)	7(39)	12(36)
Men/Women (n)	1/8	10/9	3/4	6/6
Pain during speech and swallowing	2(8)	8(18)	3(17)	5(15)
Men/Women (n)	0/2	4/4	0/3	0/5
Pain at rest and during speech	0	3(6)	0	0
Men/Women (n)	0	1/2	0	0
Pain at rest and during swallow	0	2(4)	0	2(6)
Men/Women (n)	0	1/1	0	0/2

Presented as n (%). *Two missing. **One missing.
LMA = Laryngeal Mask Airway. ETT = Endotracheal tube. PACU = Post Anaesthesia Care Unit.

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