![]() ![]() Results: Eight out of fifty-nine (13.5%) patients had taste disturbance on first POD. The level of statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. Mann–Whitney test was used to compare the mean operative time between patients with and without taste disturbance. ![]() Genderwise taste disturbance and the recovery of taste disturbance from first POD to 3 rd postoperative week were analyzed using Yates's Chi-squared test. ![]() SPSS 16.0 for Windows™ was used for statistical analysis. The tongue compression by laryngoscope during MLS was taken as operative time. Chemogustometry using tastants' sucrose, salt, citric acid, and caffeine was done a day before surgery, on 1 st postoperative day (POD) and 3 weeks postoperatively to assess taste disturbance. Fifty-nine patients underwent MLS for benign laryngeal lesions between July 2014 and January 2016. Subjects and Methods: It was a prospective, observation study conducted in a tertiary center. This study was conducted to assess the frequency and recovery of taste disturbances following MLS and its relation with operative time. ![]() Aims: Taste disturbance following microlaryngoscopic surgery (MLS), although reported, is not a commonly discussed complication. ![]()
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