Fig. 2From: Effect of intratracheal dexmedetomidine combined with ropivacaine on postoperative sore throat: a prospective randomised double-blinded controlled trialCONSORT flow diagram. Abbreviations: Group D: the patients received intratracheal dexmedetomidine (l µg/kg); Group R: the patients received intratracheal 0.8% ropivacaine (40 mg); Group DR: the patients received intratracheal dexmedetomidine (l µg/kg) combined with 0.8% ropivacaine (40 mg); Group S: the patients received intratracheal 5 ml normal saline (all group treatments were diluted to 5 ml)Back to article page