Journal article
Incidence and severity of postoperative sore throat: a randomized comparison of Glidescope with Macintosh laryngoscope
BMC anesthesiology, Vol.17(1), 127
09/12/2017
DOI: 10.1186/s12871-017-0421-4
PMCID: PMC5596501
PMID: 28899338
Abstract
Background
Postoperative sore throat (POST) is a common problem following endotracheal (ET) intubation during general anesthesia. The objective was to compare the incidence and severity of POST during routine intubation with Glidescope (GL) and Macintosh laryngoscope (MCL).
Methods
One hundred forty adult patients ASA I and II with normal airway, scheduled to undergo elective surgery under GA requiring ET intubation were enrolled in this prospective randomized study and were randomly divided in two groups, GL and MCL. Incidence and severity of POST was evaluated at 0, 6, 12 and 24 h after surgery.
Results
At 0 h, the incidence of POST was more in MCL than GL (n = 41 v.s n = 22, P = 0.001), and also at 6 h after surgery (n = 37 v.s n = 23, P = 0.017). Severity of POST was more at 0, 6 and 12 h after surgery in MCL (P < 0.001, P = 0.001, P = 0.004 respectively).
Conclusions
Routine use of GL for ET tube placement results in reduction in the incidence and severity of POST compared to MCL.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Incidence and severity of postoperative sore throat: a randomized comparison of Glidescope with Macintosh laryngoscope
- Creators
- Mansoor Aqil - King Saud Medical CityMueen Ullah Khan - King Saud Medical CitySaara Mansoor - Alfaisal UniversitySaad Mansoor - Alfaisal UniversityRashid Saeed Khokhar - King Saud UniversityAbdul Sattar Narejo - King Khaled Hospital
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- BMC anesthesiology, Vol.17(1), 127
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12871-017-0421-4
- PMID
- 28899338
- PMCID
- PMC5596501
- NLM abbreviation
- BMC Anesthesiol
- ISSN
- 1471-2253
- eISSN
- 1471-2253
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/12/2017
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984962537002771
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