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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).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| the control group | Active Comparator |
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| the gum group | Placebo Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| chewed mint gum | Drug | In the preoperative waiting area before transferring to the operating room, patients in group G chewed mint gum for 2 minutes and then spit it out. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| the incidence of POST scores > 3 | POST was evaluated by the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), which ranges from 0 to 10 points, with 0 indicating completely painless, 1~ 3 indicating mild discomfort, 4 ~ 6 indicating moderate pain, and 7~ 10 indicating severe pain. | within 24 hours after surgery |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| the POST scores | POST was evaluated by the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), which ranges from 0 to 10 points, with 0 indicating completely painless, 1~ 3 indicating mild discomfort, 4 ~ 6 indicating moderate pain, and 7~ 10 indicating severe pain. | 2 hours, 6 hours and 24 hours after surgery. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| subgroup analysis with patient subdivided based on whether the laryngeal mask had blood on it. | blood stain | Immediately after removal of laryngeal mask |
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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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ethics Committee of The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, | Shanghai | China |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 31990730 | Derived | Wang T, Wang Q, Zhou H, Huang S. Effects of Preoperative Gum Chewing on Sore Throat After General Anesthesia With a Supraglottic Airway Device: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesth Analg. 2020 Dec;131(6):1864-1871. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004664. |
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| swallow twice | Other | asked to swallow twice without any additional treatment. |
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