Postthyroidectomy Throat Pain and Swallowing: Do Proton Pump Inhibitors Make a Difference?

Table 1

This table illustrates the questionnaire that was handed to the recruited patients. The remainder of the survey questions is demographics related.

(a) Please rate the level of throat pain (not the surgery site pain) you had after your surgery

Day	Pain score
1st day after surgery	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
During the first week after surgery	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
At day 7 after surgery	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

0 = no pain.
10 = worst possible pain.

(b) Please rate the level of swallowing disability you had after your surgery

Day	Swallowing disability score
1st day after surgery	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
During the first week after surgery	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
At day 7 after surgery	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

0 = no swallowing disability.
10 = unable to swallow.