The Effects of Preoperatively Chewing Gum on Sore Throat After General Anaesthesia With a Laryngeal Mask

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2019-06-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

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).

• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Fudan University

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) class I or II 20-65 years body mass index (BMI) scores <30 undergoing elective hysteroscopic surgery -

Exclusion Criteria:

chronic laryngitis chronic bronchitis asthma gastroesophageal reflux allergies to study drugs recent use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) a history of upper respiratory tract infection in the past one week Mallampati grade>2 a history of steroid therapy.

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