Table 4 Postoperative interview about the intensity (none, moderate, severe) of different types of patient discomfort (sore throat, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness) in each subgroup
Sore throat | Difficulty swallowing | Hoarseness | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subgroup | 1a | 1b | 2a | 2b | 1a | 1b | 2a | 2b | 1a | 1b | 2a | 2b |
None | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
% | 74% | 67% | 71% | 84% | 79% | 81% | 81% | 84% | 79% | 76% | 76% | 84% |
Moderate | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
% | 21% | 24% | 19% | 16% | 5% | 14% | 5% | 14% | 16% | 19% | 10% | 16% |
Severe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% |