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Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan · Mar 2004
Risk factors associated with postoperative sore throat after tracheal intubation: an evaluation in the postanesthetic recovery room.
- Kuan-Ting Chen, Jann-Inn Tzeng, Chin-Li Lu, Kuo-Sheng Liu, Yu-Wen Chen, Chi-Sing Hsu, and Jhi-Joung Wang.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
- Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan. 2004 Mar 1;42(1):3-8.
BackgroundPostoperative sore throat after tracheal intubation is an unpleasant and distressing experience to patients. The aim of the study was to carry out a large-scale search for the risk factors of postoperative sore throat in patients undergoing endotracheal general anesthesia.MethodsDuring a 6-month study period, patients (> or = 10 years old) who consecutively underwent endotracheal general anesthesia for all kinds of surgical procedures were included. A total of 7541 patients were recruited in our study.ResultsFive risk factors associated with postoperative sore throat were identified. They were female gender, age between 30-39, surgical sites within the oral or nasal cavity, or around the neck, use of nitrous oxide during anesthesia, and duration of anesthesia longer than 2 hours.ConclusionsFive risk factors related to postoperative sore throat were identified in our study.
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