Side effects Lidocaine group (N=52) Remifentanil group (N=57) OR (95% CI) P-value Incidence of Sore throat 18 (35%) 26 (48%) 1.7 (0.8, 3.7) 0.18 VAS score for sore throat (mean ± sd) 0.66 ± 1.68 1.10 ± 1.91 NA 0.21 Postoperative nausea 1 (2%) 0 (0%) NA 0.49* Desaturation 1 (2%) 0 (0%) NA 0.49*

*P-value is obtained through Fisher’s exact test. VAS: Visual Analog Score

Table 6: Incidence of Sore throat and other side effects.