REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF SORE THROAT WITH THE LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY

Authors
NOTT MR NOBLE PD PARMAR M
Citation
Mr. Nott et al., REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF SORE THROAT WITH THE LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY, European journal of anaesthesiology, 15(2), 1998, pp. 153-157
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
European journal of anaesthesiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02650215
Volume
15
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
153 - 157
Database
ISI
SICI code
0265-0215(1998)15:2<153:RTIOST>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The incidence of sore throat after the use of the laryngeal mask was a ssessed with a randomized trial in 839 patients. Sore throat occurred more often in women, older patients or after multiple insertion attemp ts. It was found that the frequency in women, but not in men, was lowe red from 11.9% to 3.9% (P=0.012) by reducing intracuff pressure to the minimum required for an effective seal.