Postoperative sore throat (POST) is an important problem after general anaesthesia. We assessed whether chewing gum preoperatively can reduce the incidence of POST after general anaesthesia administered via a streamlined liner of the pharyngeal airway (SLIPA).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
70
In the preoperative waiting area before transferring to the operating room, patients in group G chewed mint gum for 2 minutes and then spit it out.
asked to swallow twice without any additional treatment.
Ethics Committee of The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University,
Shanghai, China
the incidence of POST scores > 3
POST was evaluated by the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), which ranges from 0 to 10 points, with 0 indicating completely painless, 1\~ 3 indicating mild discomfort, 4 \~ 6 indicating moderate pain, and 7\~ 10 indicating severe pain.
Time frame: within 24 hours after surgery
the POST scores
POST was evaluated by the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), which ranges from 0 to 10 points, with 0 indicating completely painless, 1\~ 3 indicating mild discomfort, 4 \~ 6 indicating moderate pain, and 7\~ 10 indicating severe pain.
Time frame: 2 hours, 6 hours and 24 hours after surgery.
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