Laryngeal Mask Airway Does Not Reduce Postoperative Nasal Bleeding Outside the Operation Room after Intranasal Surgery

Table 1

Demographic and surgical characteristics.

	LMA group; 𝑛=66	ETT group; 𝑛=68	P value
Age (yr)	37±11	33±15	0.686
Weight (kg)	56±17	60±14	0.724
Height (cm)	164±15	169±18	0.446
Sex (male/female)	40/26	35/33	0.287
ASA physical status (I/II)	60/6	57/11	0.218
Type of surgery			0.619
Sinus surgery	26	29
Septoplasty/turbinate; surgery	12	11
Sinus + septoplasty	22	26
Plastic surgery	4	1
Others	2	1
Surgery time (min)	55±16	60±20	0.568

The data are expressed as mean ± SD or numbers (n).
LMA: laryngeal mask airway; ETT: endotracheal tube.