Postoperative sore throat occurs in up to 90% of intubated patients and is the most common complaint of patients after endotracheal intubation. A recent study suggested that the use of lidocaine to inflate the endotracheal tube cuff would decrease the incidence of postoperative sore throat. The purpose of this prospective randomized study was to compare the incidence and severity of sore throat...

Paraplegic subjects (N = 34) were examined to determine the association of pressure sore history with respect to ankle pressure ratio and buttocks cutaneous plethysmographic harmonic persistence. No relationship was found between pressure sore history and ankle pressure ratio. No significant difference in ankle pressure ratios exists for those who have a pressure sore history as compared to tho...

introduction: according to the prevalence of sore mouth, its outcome and possible role of anemia in its etiology and some contradictions in this theory, our study was performed to evaluate the role of iron deficiency anemia as a etiological factor for sore mouth. materials and methods: this historical cohort study was performed on 40 cases, including 20 anemic patients as the experimental group...

I. Of the cases in which a sore was present at the time of examination there were : Sore 1 to 10 days old 10 Positive 5 11 to 20 ? 13 ? 9 21 to 30 ? 44 ? 42 Of the two negative cases one was observed for three months and no symptoms appeared. "NY e have thus abundant evidence that the W. R. is of use in clearing up the diagnosis. More especially is this the case when the sore is clinically a so...

post-operative sore throat is one of the most common complications and complaints of patients after general anesthesia especially in operations that need endotracheal intubations. its causes are: size of endotracheal tube and type of its cuff, inadequate airway humidification, trauma during intubation and suctioning, high flow of inspiratory gases, surgical manipulation of airway and adjacent o...

Sir,?It has always been the task of Ayurvedic and Unani jarrahs (surgeons) to treat the local sore and they are doing it with commendable success. Observations and experience amply prove that the indigenous treatment of this sore is very effective, cheap and quick. The allopathic treatment of to-day with carbon dioxide snow is a very lengthy treatment. In practice, I find that the sore takes a ...

conclusions the incidence and severity of sore throat and hoarseness after tracheal intubation by glide scope were lower than in the macintosh laryngoscope. the incidence and severity of sore throat were increased by intubation and longer operation times. patients and methods three hundred patients were randomly allocated into two groups of 150: macintosh blade laryngoscope or glide scope video...

Introduction: Postoperative sore throat is a common complaint in patients with endotracheal intubation and has potentially dangerous complications. This randomized controlled trial study investigated the incidence of postoperative sore throat after general anesthesia when betamethasone gel is applied to a tracheal tube compared with when IV dexamethasone is prescribed.   Materials and Methods: ...

BACKGROUND Postoperative throat complications, such as sore throat and hoarseness, are frequent complications of tracheal intubation. To assess whether severity of throat complications is related to the experience of physicians performing tracheal intubation, we compared the incidence and duration of postoperative sore throat and hoarseness and patient satisfaction between tracheal intubation p...