[Table/Fig-5]:

The frequencies (percentages) of ease of breathing in the study groups at different postoperative intervals.

Ease of breathing	Immediately after regaining consciousness		After 3 hours		After 6 hours		After 12 hours
	Mupirocin	Control	Mupirocin	Control	Mupirocin	Control	Mupirocin	Control
Easy breathing	20 subjects (90.9%)	8 subjects (36.3%)	20 subjects (90.9%)	10 subjects (45.4%)	21 subjects (95.4%)	21 subjects (95.4%)	21 subjects (95.4%)	21 subjects (95.4%)
Rather difficult breathing	2 subjects (9.1%)	14 subjects (63.7%)	2 subjects (9.1%)	12 subjects (54.6%)	1 subject (4.6%)	1 subject (4.6%)	1 subject (4.6%)	1 subject (4.6%)
Difficult breathing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chi-Square Test	p-value=0.001*		p-value=0.001*		p-value=0.75		p-value=0.75

^*Statistically significant (p-value<0.05)