Table IV.
Group A (n = 20) |
Group B (n = 20) |
p-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Rhinomanometry (Pa/cm3/sec) | |||||
Basal | 0.60 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.02 | < 0.001* |
After nasal decongestion test | 0.58 | 0.06 | 0.3 | 0.02 | < 0.001* |
Intraoperative bleeding | 30.7 | 7.71 | 2.3 | 2.32 | < 0.001* |
Pain score on first day | 7.15 | 1.46 | 3.85 | 1.53 | < 0.001** |
Days reporting pain | 7.15 | 1.59 | 3.4 | 1.46 | < 0.001** |
Analgesic days | 4.65 | 1.04 | 2.05 | 1.39 | < 0.001** |
Liquid diet days | 4.15 | 0.93 | 1.75 | 1.16 | < 0.001** |
Absent school days | 3.15 | 0.99 | 1.15 | 0.81 | < 0.001** |
Pain score (days with pain only) | 6.45 | 1.10 | 2.05 | 1.32 | < 0.001** |
Days with nausea | 2.35 | 0.87 | 0.4 | 0.60 | < 0.001** |
Days with fever | 1.05 | 0.61 | 0.15 | 0.37 | < 0.001** |
Postoperative adenoid grade | 1.8 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | < 0.001** |
t-test with equal variances;
Two-tailed Mann Whitney test.