Fig. 1. (A ) Relation between the intubation score subcomponent “vocal cords” and postoperative hoarseness (PH). Data from both study groups were pooled; the figure shows the percent of patients with excellent, good, and poor vocal cord conditions who had PH. *P = 0.02 compared to excellent conditions. (B ) Relation between the intubation score subcomponent “vocal cords” and vocal cord sequelae (VCS). Data from both study groups were pooled; the figure shows the percent of patients with excellent, good, and poor vocal cord conditions who had VCS.