• Hyunjee Kim, Jeong Eon Kim, Woo Seok Yang, Seong Wook Hong, and Hoon Jung.
• Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Sep 2; 101 (35): e30372.

BackgroundDuring fiberoptic-guided tracheal intubation, impingement between the distal tip of the endotracheal tube and the airway tissue can cause difficulties in tube insertion or tissue damage during the tube advancement over the bronchoscope. This randomized controlled study aimed to investigate the effects of the endotracheal tube's bevel direction on the complications associated with airway injury when performing fiberoptic-guided tracheal intubation.MethodsThe study subjects were divided into 2 groups: L (control) and D (study). When advancing the tube over the bronchoscope, the tube's bevel was facing the patients' left in Group L and the dorsal direction in Group D. According to the degree of resistance at the time of tube advancement, the insertion score was graded in 3 stages; the severity of the patients' sore throat and hoarseness was evaluated and recorded postoperatively.ResultsThe severity of postoperative sore throat was higher in Group L than in Group D 3 hours and 24 hours after surgery. (P = .008, P = .023, respectively). The tube insertion score was comparable between the groups. The severity of postoperative hoarseness did not vary significantly between the groups.ConclusionEndotracheal tube insertion with the bevel facing the dorsal direction of the patient during fiberoptic-guided tracheal intubation reduced the severity of postoperative sore throat in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecologic surgery.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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