Table 2 Incidence of intraoperative or postoperative complication in patients before leaving the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).

From: A randomized comparison of the prone ventilation endotracheal tube versus the traditional endotracheal tube in adult patients undergoing prone position surgery

Variable

Mild

Traditional n = 30

Severe

Total (%)

Mild

Prone n = 30

Severe

Total (%)

p-value

Medium

Medium

Displacement of the ET

11

8

3

22 (73.3%)

0

0

0

0 (0)

<0.01

Prolapse of the ET

0

0

0

0 (0)

0

0

0

0 (0)

>0.05

Sore throat

1

0

0

1 (3.3%)

1

0

0

1 (3.3%)

0.05

Dysphagia

0

0

0

0 (0)

0

0

0

0 (0)

>0.05

Dysphonia

0

0

0

0 (0)

0

0

0

0 (0)

>0.05

  1. Mild: <0.5 cm; Medium: 0.5–1.5 cm; Severe: >1.5 cm, ET: Endotracheal Tube.