Table 2 Post-anesthesia characteristics of 40 patients treated with THRIVE + LM or MV + ETT for microlaryngeal vocal cord polypectomy

Primary outcome

 Time in PACU; min

22.4 ± 6.4

28.9 ± 8.8

0.011

Secondary outcome

 Time from arriving PACU

  To spontaneous respiration; min

13.3 ± 6.5

21.0 ± 10.5

0.008

  To airway tool removal; min

14.9 ± 7.2

21.5 ± 10.3

0.026

 Time for anesthesia induction; min

3.4 ± 0.8

4.8 ± 0.9

 < 0.001

 Time for anesthesia induction and maintenance; min

11.7 ± 3.6

14.7 ± 4.5

0.024

 Time from anesthesia induction to PACU discharge; min

34.2 ± 8.0

43.6 ± 10.9

0.003

 P_ETCO₂

  End of surgery

60.0 ± 9.9

35.9 ± 3.1

 < 0.001

  Spontaneous respiration recovery

49 (40–55)

39 (38–42)

 < 0.001

  Airway tool removal

45.5 ± 9.0

38.1 ± 4.9

 < 0.001

 Cough in PACU; n (%)

2 (10)

19 (95)

 < 0.001

 QoR-40 score

  1 day before surgery

194 (193–196)

195 (194–198)

0.692

  1 day after surgery

198 (197–199)

198 (194–199)

0.096

 VHI-10 score

  1 day before surgery

9.5 (4.8–15.3)

6.5 (2–11.8)

0.136

  7 days after surgery

3 (1–8)

2.5 (1–5)

0.594