Clinical Study

Ketorolac Tromethamine Spray Prevents Postendotracheal-Intubation-Induced Sore Throat after General Anesthesia

Table 2

Generalized estimating equation (GEE) analysis of the postoperative sore throat and different time points.

Variablesβ-EstimateSE95% CI value

Intercept0.6680.13310.408–0.9290.990
Group K−0.5580.1529−0.858–0.258<0.001
Group D
2.4320.21152.017–2.846<0.001
1.4490.16251.131–1.768<0.001
1.0210.13210.762–1.280<0.001

Parameter that statistically represents zero.
Group K was treated with 5% ketorolac tromethamine spray; group D was treated with distilled water spray. : postoperative 1 h; : postoperative 3 h; : postoperative 6 h; : postoperative 24 h.