A Comparative Study of Three Nebulized Medications for the Prevention of Postoperative Sore Throat in the Pediatric Population

Table 3: Incidence of POST in the 3 groups at the 4^th postoperative hour.

Patients & Score	Group K (n=36)	Group M (n= 36)	Group D (n=36)	p-value
Number of patients with Score 0	8 (22.22%)	1 (2.78%)	1 (2.78%)	0.003*
Number of patients with Score 1	13 (36.11%)	6 (16.67%)	8 (22.22%)
Number of patients with Score 2	15 (41.67%)	25 (69.44%)	24(66.67%)
Number of patients with Score 3	0 (0%)	4 (11.11%)	3 (8.33%)

* P <0.05 was considered statistically significant among the 3 groups. Group K= Ketamine group, Group M= Magnesium group, Group D= Dexamethasone group.