Clinical Study
Laryngeal Mask Airway Does Not Reduce Postoperative Nasal Bleeding Outside the Operation Room after Intranasal Surgery
Table 2
Nasal bleeding conditions in the operation room.
| | | LMA group
| ETT group
| P value
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| | Incidence of bleeding | 7 (10.6) | 20 (29.4) | 0.007 | | Total number of episodes | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–4) | 0.005 | | The severity of bleeding | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–4) | 0.004 | | Grade 0 | 59 (89.4) | 48 (70.6) | | | Grade 1 | 5 (7.6) | 4 (5.9) | | | Grade 2 | 2 (3) | 12 (17.7) | | | Grade 3 | 0 | 3 (5.9) | | | Grade 4 | 0 | 0 | | | Medical interventions | 1 (1.5) | 5 (7.4) | 0.208 | | Reoperation | None | None | 1.000 | | Severe complications | None | None | 1.000 |
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The data are expressed as numbers (%) or median (range).
LMA: laryngeal mask airway; ETT: endotracheal tube.
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