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Table 2 The incidence of cough in four groups during emergence

From: Effects of dexmedetomidine on intraoperative hemodynamics, recovery profile and postoperative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial

 

Cough level

Incidence of coughing

0

1

2

3

NS group (n = 30)

9(30.00%)

4(13.33%)

17(56.67%)

0

21(70.00%)

D1 group (n = 30)

15(50.00%)

3(10.00%)

12(40.00%)

0

15(50.00%)

D2 group (n = 30)

22(73.33%)*

2(6.67%)

6(20.00%)*

0

8(26.67%)*

D3 group (n = 30)

23(76.67%)*

2(6.67%)

5(16.67%)*

0

7(23.33%)*

P-value

0.001

0.494

0.002

0

0.001

  1. Data presented as numbers (proportion)
  2. Cough level (grade 0: no cough; grade 1: mild, single cough; grade 2: moderate, frequent coughing, lasting time < 5 s, no effecting on extubation; grade 3: severe, continuous coughing, lasting time ≥ 5 s, affecting extubation)9
  3. *p < 0.008 vs. NS group
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