Effect of tracheal tube cuff inflation with alkalinized lidocaine versus air on hemodynamic responses during extubation and post-operative airway morbidities in children: prospective observational cohort study, Ethiopia

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants

		Air group n (%)	Lidocaine group n (%)	P-value
Gender	Male	13 (44.8%)	16 (55.2%)	0.422*^a
Gender	Female	15 (55.6%)	12 (44.4%)	0.422*^a
Nature of surgery	General surgery	14 (40.00%)	21 (60.00%)	0.097*^a
Nature of surgery	Urologic surgery	14 (66.7%)	7 (33.3%)	0.097*^a
ASA status	ASA 1	21 (56.8%)	16 (43.2%)	0.158*^a
ASA status	ASA2	7 (36.8%)	12 (63.2%)	0.158*^a
Age (in years)	In mean and SD	7 ± 3 years	8 ± 3 years	0.177**^b
Duration of surgery (in minutes)	In mean and SD	111 ± 28 min	122 ± 20 min	0.098**^b
Duration of anesthesia (in minutes)	In mean and SD	129 ± 29 min	140 ± 22 min	0.113**^b

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