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Table 3 Severity of sore throat

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 LMA (n = 45)

Group ETT (n = 45)

p-value

PO 1 h

0 (0–4)

2 (0–7)

0.006

PO 24 h

0 (0–3)

1 (0–5)

0.07

PO 48 h

0 (0–1)

0 (0–2)

0.017*

  1. Values are presented as median (range). VAS, 0 none, 10 most severe. The Mann–Whitney U test was used to compare the severity of sore throat. 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
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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