A randomised controlled trial of the effect of laryngeal mask airway manometry on postoperative sore throat in spontaneously breathing adult patients presenting for surgery at a university teaching hospital

Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 1705 - 1705
Published: Apr 23, 2019
Abstract
Laryngeal mask airways (LMAs) are widely used in anaesthesia and are considered to be generally safe. Postoperative sore throat (POST) is a frequent complication following LMA use and can be very distressing to patients. The use of an LMA cuff pressure of between 30 and 32cm of H2O in alleviating post-operative sore throat has not been investigated.To compare the occurrence of POST between the intervention group in which LMA cuff pressures were...
Paper Details
Title
A randomised controlled trial of the effect of laryngeal mask airway manometry on postoperative sore throat in spontaneously breathing adult patients presenting for surgery at a university teaching hospital
Published Date
Apr 23, 2019
Volume
19
Issue
1
Pages
1705 - 1705
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