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Table 2 Postoperative laryngopharyngeal symptoms

From: Laryngeal mask airway reduces incidence of post-operative sore throat after thyroid surgery compared with endotracheal tube: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial

 

Group ETT (n = 45)

Group LMA (n = 45)

p-value

Sore throat

 PO 1 h

31 (68.9%)

22 (48.9%)

< 0.001*

 PO 24 h

23 (51.1%)

17 (37.8%)

0.012*

 PO 48 h

11 (24.4%)

3 (6.7%)

0.023*

Hoarseness

 PO 1 h

26 (57.8%)

4 (8.9%)

< 0.001*

 PO 24 h

13 (28.9%)

3 (6.7%)

< 0.001*

 PO 48 h

6 (13.3%)

0 (0%)

0.002*

Numbness

 PO 1 h

1 (2.2%)

3 (6.7%)

0.738

 PO 24 h

1 (2.2%)

0 (0%)

0.085

 PO 48 h

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

NA

  1. Values are expressed as number of patients (percentage). The incidences of sore throat, hoarseness and numbness were analyzed using Fisher’s exact test. A two-sided p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. * p<0.005
  2. Abbreviations: ETT endotracheal tube, FLMA flexible laryngeal mask airway, PO post-operative, NA not applicable
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