• Atabak Najafi, Farsad Imani, Jalil Makarem, Mohammad Reza Khajavi, Farhad Etezadi, Shirin Habibi, and Reza Shariat Moharari.
• Department of Anesthesiology, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
• Anesth Pain Med. 2014 Feb 1;4(1):e15136.

BackgroundThe Glide Scope videolaryngoscope provides a suitable view for intubation, with less force required.ObjectivesThe present study was conducted, to compare postoperative sore throat and hoarseness after laryngoscopy and intubation, by Macintosh blade or Glide Scope video laryngoscope in normal airway patients.Patients And MethodsThree hundred patients were randomly allocated into two groups of 150: Macintosh blade laryngoscope or Glide Scope video laryngoscope. The patients were evaluated for 48 hours for sore throat and hoarseness by an interview.ResultsThe incidence and severity of sore throat in the Glide Scope group, at 6, 24 and 48 hours after the operation, were significantly lower than in the Macintosh laryngoscope group. In addition, the incidence of hoarseness in the Glide Scope group, at 6 and 24 hours after the operation, were significantly lower than in the Macintosh laryngoscope group. The incidence and severity of sore throat in men, at 6 and 24 hours after the operation, were significantly lower than in the women.ConclusionsThe incidence and severity of sore throat and hoarseness after tracheal intubation by Glide Scope were lower than in the Macintosh laryngoscope. The incidence and severity of sore throat were increased by intubation and longer operation times.

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