The Underreported Postoperative Suffering after Thyroid Surgery: Dysphagia, Dysphonia, and Neck Pain—A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Percentage and frequency distribution of demographic, anesthetic, and surgery-related variables of postoperative airway discomfort after thyroidectomy.

Variables	Variable category	Frequency (N)	Percent (%)
Gender	Female	102	67.5
	Male	49	32.5
Age	>30 years	88	58.3
	<30 years	63	41.7
BMI	≥30	6	4.0
	24–30	17	11.3
	18–24	128	84.8
ASA status	II	57	37.7
	I	94	62.3
ETT size ID	7.0 or 7.5	55	36.4
	6.0 or 6.5	96	63.6
Duration of surgery	>3 hours	23	15.2
	2-3 hours	41	27.2
	1-2 hours	87	57.6
Extubation mode	Deep	108	71.5
	Awake	43	28.5
Types of procedure	Total	35	23.2
	Subtotal	58	38.4
	Lobectomy	58	38.4
Intraoperative hypotension (<90/60 mmHg)	Yes	70	46.4
	No	81	53.6
Frequency of hypotension	More than 2 times	53	35.1
	Less than 2 times	17	11.3
	Not at all	81	53.6
Is EBL >15% of EBVt	Yes	64	42.4
	No	87	57.6
Anesthetists’ experience	Less than 2 years	52	34.4
	More than 2 years	99	65.6
Throat pain	Yes	74	49
	No	77	51