Anesthesia and perioperative management
NRS, pain
After applying full monitoring (EKG, NIBP, SpOAfter emergence from anesthesia and extubation, the patients were transferred to the PACU, where they stayed until they reached a modified Aldrete’s score ≥ 9.The postoperative analgesic strategy was that if the patients reported pain of ≥ 4 on a numeric rating scale (NRS), 0.5 mcg/kg of fentanyl was given according to a pre-determined protocol. In the surgical ward, an independent otolaryngologist managed each patient according to our institutional protocol.