Table 1 Original and modified Minogue scales and outcomes categorization for the primary outcome analysis
Outcomes categorization | Grade and severity description | Modified Minogue scale To be used for our analysis | Original Minogue scale 3-point Likert scale |
|---|---|---|---|
None to mild | Grade 1 (none) | No coughing or muscular stiffness | Â |
Grade 2 (mild) | Coughing once or twice, or transient cough response to removal of tracheal tube that resolved with extubation | Single cough | |
Moderate to severe | Grade 3 (moderate) | ≤ 3 coughs lasting 1~2 s, or total duration of coughing last ≤ 5 s | More than one episode of non-sustained coughing lasting ≤ 5 s |
Grade 4 (severe) | ≥4 coughs with each lasting > 2 s, total duration of coughing last > 5 s | Sustained coughing of more than 5 s duration |