Table 6 Data of reported intubation related injuries from two transnasal endoscopic examinations; before and 24 h after extubation. All different criteria were scored from 0 to 3. (0 = not assessable, 1 = without pathological findings, 2 = minor injuries, 3 = severe injuries).Values are expressed as median (5th-25th-75th-95th percentile)
Parameter | DLT pre-extubation | EZB pre-extubation | U-test (P-value) | DLT 24 h post-extubation | EZB 24 h post-extubation | U-test (P-value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vocal cord swelling | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.67) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–2.00) | 0.457 | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.33–1.67) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.33–1.67) | 0.711 | ||
Vocal cord redness | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 0.659 | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.50) | 0.369 | ||
Vocal cord oedema | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.67) | 0.111 | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.50) | 0.974 | ||
Vocal cord erythema | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 1.0 | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.50) | 0.795 | ||
Vocal cord hematoma | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 0.539 | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.67) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.67) | 0.543 | ||
Vocal cord haemorrhage | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 0.325 | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 0.207 | ||
Vocal cord granuloma | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 0.325 | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 0.179 | ||
Vocal cord mobility | – | – | – | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 0.874 | ||
Arytenoid cartilage trauma | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 0.332 | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 0.564 | ||
Hypopharynx redness | 1.33 (1.00–1.00–1.50–2.00) | 1.33 (1.00–1.00–1.33–1.67) | 0.995 | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.33–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.33–1.67) | 0.930 | ||
Hypopharynx oedema | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.67) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.33–1.67) | 0.065 | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 0.364 | ||
Hypopharynx hematoma | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.50) | 0.522 | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 0.910 | ||
Hypopharynx haemorrhage | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.33–2.00) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.33–2.00) | 0.298 | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.33) | 0.564 | ||
Subglottic redness | – | – | – | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.67) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 0.266 | ||
Subglottic oedema | – | – | – | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 0.332 | ||
Subglottic hematoma | – | – | – | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.50) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 0.061 | ||
Subglottic haemorrhage | – | – | – | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.33–1.67) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00–1.00–1.00) | 0.047 | ||