Table 3.
Prevalencea of signs/symptoms reported after extubation.
| Sign/Symptom | Patients | Study N | Studies Reporting: Count (%) |
Prevalence % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dysphagia | 41 | 95 | 3 (14) | 43 (21, 68) |
| pain | 91 | 670 | 4 (19) | 38 (0.5, 99) |
| cough | 39 | 123 | 2 (10) | 32 |
| sore throat | 363 | 1427 | 10 (48) | 27 (16, 42) |
| hoarseness | 1173 | 4297 | 14 (67) | 27 (12, 50) |
| dysphonia | 31 | 491 | 3 (14) | 17 (0.0, 99) |
| laryngeal dyspnea | 15 | 123 | 2 (10) | 12 |
| aphonia | 2 | 55 | 1 (5) | 4 |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval
a
Estimated average prevalence (95% confidence intervals) were computed by applying the inverse-logit transformation. Confidence intervals were calculated only for injuries reported by ≥3 studies. Raw data are available in Electronic Supplementary Material 4.