Table 3.

Severity of POST, hoarseness, and cough during the first 24 hours after thyroidectomy.

	Group A (n = 48)	Group B (n = 49)	P
POST (0/1/2/3)
Rest
1 hour	18/3/11/16	25/7/10/7	.098
6 hours	22/1/14/11	32/5/6/6	.027
12 hours	28/5/7/8	39/8/2/0	.004
24 hours	34/3/8/3	44/5/0/0	.005
Swallowing
1 hour	14/6/12/16	19/4/14/12	.599
6 hours	20/9/12/7	36/3/10/0	.002
12 hours	26/7/9/6	36/9/3/1	.038
24 hours	29/4/9/6	42/4/2/1	.015
Hoarseness (0/1/2/3)
1 hour	40/5/2/1	42/3/3/1	.864
6 hours	43/3/1/1	45/3/1/0	.793
12 hours	44/3/1/0	46/2/1/0	.890
24 hours	46/1/1/0	48/1/0/0	.597
Cough (0/1/2/3)
1 hour	38/3/4/3	43/3/3/0	.328
6 hours	40/5/1/2	45/3/1/0	.426
12 hours	41/4/2/1	46/2/1/0	.517
24 hours	42/4/1/1	48/1/0/0	.242

Data are presented as number of patients. Severity of sore throat was assessed using 4 graded scale: 0, no sore throat; 1, mild sore throat; 2, moderate sore throat; 3, severe sore throat.

POST = postoperative sore throat.