Results
hoarseness, SD, Postoperative sore throat, cough, ’ sore throat
Of the 118 patients assessed for eligibility, 43 were excluded on the basis of the exclusion criteria, and 9 refused to participate. Therefore, a total of 66 patients were finally enrolled in the study. One patient was excluded because her anesthesia lasted < 1 h, five patients were excluded owing to bucking episodes before extubation, and two patients were excluded because of requiring additional analgesics other than IV-PCA postoperatively. Therefore, 29 patients per group were included in the final analysis (Fig. Patients’ flow diagram.The descriptive statistics of the patients’ demographic data, time required for endotracheal tube insertion (reflecting the insertion speed), anesthesia duration, and total use of analgesics through IV-PCA until 24 h are shown in Table Demographic data and other parameters (mean ± SD).Values are mean ± SD.IV-PCA; intravenous patient controlled analgesia.The patients’ sore throat, hoarseness, and cough scores at 3 and 24 h postoperatively are presented in Table Postoperative sore throat, hoarseness, and cough scores of the patients.Values are mean ± SD or number of patients.