Achieving the Recommended Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure: A Randomized Control Study Comparing Loss of Resistance Syringe to Pilot Balloon Palpation

Table 3

Incidence of postextubation airway complaints in the study population.

Complaint, n (%)	All participants, N = 178	20–30 cmH2O, N = 98	31–40 cmH2O, N = 80	value
At least one	113 (63.5)	56 (57.1)	57 (71.2)	0.052
None	65 (36.5)	42 (42.9)	23 (28.8)	—
With cough
Yes	45 (25.3)	17 (17.3)	28 (35.0)	0.07
No	133 (74.7)	81 (82.7)	52 (65.0)	—
With dysphagia
Yes	14 (8.0)	8 (8.2)	6 (7.5)	0.87
No	164 (92.0)	90 (91.8)	74 (92.5)	—
With dysphonia
Yes	16 (9.0)	14 (14.3)	2 (2.5)	0.029
No	162 (91.0)	84 (85.7)	78 (97.5)	—
With sore throat
Yes	89 (50.0)	42 (42.9)	47 (58.7)	0.035
No	89 (50.0)	56 (57.1)	33 (41.3)	—