Package of mentholated measures for the relief of thirst in the anesthesia recovery room: Randomized clinical trial

Perioperative thirst is intense and has a high incidence. There is evidence that strategies using cold and menthol could be viable alternatives to reduce thirst and the discomforts arising from it. For that reason, this study evaluated the efficacy of a mentholated package of measures (lip moisturizer and ice popsicle) compared to a non-mentholated package of measures in alleviating thirst in the anesthesia recovery room.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Possess aged between eighteen and sixty-five years
• To be fasting for more than four hours
• Verbalizing headquarters spontaneously or after questioning, with greater than or equal to three intensity in numerical verbal scale
• Receive opioids or anticholinergic during surgery duration of greater than one hour anesthesia
• Being in anesthetic recovery in anesthesia recovery room
• Have been approved in the evaluation Headquarter Insurance Management Protocol which was applied to both groups
• Accept participate and sign the consent form Clarified

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being allergic to menthol
• Have continuity of injury in the oral mucosa
• Having suspended the anesthetic-surgical procedure after acceptance of participation
• Receive High operating room directly to another healthcare sector than the anesthetic recovery room, and intensive care unit or hospital unit