Influence of Remifentanil on Postoperative Sore Throat in Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-08-24
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This investigation is planned to compare the incidence and severity of postoperative sore throat according to the dose of remifentanil.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Benzocaine; Remifentanil; Sevoflurane

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA I-III

• Patients scheduled for general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Difficult airway

• Rapid sequence induction

• Recent sore throat

• Recent upper respiratory infection

• Asthma

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Chronic cough

• Pregnancy

• Allergy to remifentanil

• Friable teeth

• History of head and neck surgery

• Multiple intubation attempts

• Regional anesthetic agents

• Gastric tube

• Dexamethasone