Postoperative sore throat: effect of oropharyngeal airway in orotracheally intubated patients.

摘要: The incidence of postoperative sore throat was evaluated prospectively in 203 orotracheally intubated patients undergoing general anesthesia for surgical procedures. Patients were randomly assigned to have either a plastic oropharyngeal airway or gauze bite-block place during the operation and occurrence by questionnaire day after surgery. 35.2% group 42.5% group, not statistically significant difference (P greater than 0.05). significantly higher when blood noted on instruments (64.5%) it (30.9%) less 0.01). There an association, although significant, between intubation resident with 1 yr experience = 0.064). data from this study indicate that intraoperative use hard airways, compared soft bite-blocks, does increase throat. These also suggest pharyngeal trauma may contribute development We aggressive suctioning trauma.