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Table 5 The cough scores between groups

From: The effect of lidocaine intraoperative infusion on quality of postoperative sleep in patients undergoing thyroidectomy: a randomized controlled trial

 

Cough scores

Average ranks

Z

P

1

2

3

4

Normal saline group (n = 35)

24

7

4

0

37.91

-2.029

0.042

Lidocaine group (n = 33)

29

4

0

0

30.88

  1. Data are presented as counts (n)