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Table 4 Severity of PEC

From: Betamethasone gel compared with lidocaine jelly to reduce tracheal tube related postoperative airway symptoms: a randomized controlled trial

Time of observation

Severity score for HOV

Group B (n = 40)

Group L (n = 40)

Group C (n = 40)

Significance (p value)

Among three groups

Between groups B and L

Between groups B and C

Between groups L and C

1 h

0

38

40

38

0.54

0.49

1.0

0.47

1

1

0

2

2

1

0

0

3

0

0

0

6 h

0

36

39

38

0.52

0.35

0.67

1.0

1

3

1

2

2

1

0

0

3

0

0

0

24 h

0

36

39

40

0.12

0.35

0.11

1.0

1

3

1

0

2

1

0

0

3

0

0

0

  1. Values given as number of patients