The Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block as an Adjuvant to General Anesthesia during Suspension Laryngoscopy Vocal Cord Polypectomy

Table 1

Scoring system for severity of cough, sore throat, and hoarseness.

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Score

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Cough severity

Grade 0: no cough

Grade 1: light or single cough

Grade 2: more than one episode of unsustained (65 s) coughing

Grade 3: sustained (65 s) and repetitive cough with the left head

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Sore throat severity

Grade 0: no sore throat

Grade 1: mild (complained of sore throat only upon inquiry)

Grade 2: moderate (complained of sore throat on his/her own)

Grade 3: severe (severe pain associated with a marked change in voice)

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Hoarseness severity

Grade 0: none

Grade 1: noted by the patient

Grade 2: obvious to the observer

Grade 3: aphonia

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