The Effect of Cold Vapor Application on Postoperative Sore Throat

The Effect of Cold Vapor Application on Sore Throat in The Patients Extubated After Surgery: A Randomized Control Trial

To determine the effect of cold vapor given in the post-extubation period on sore throat.

General anesthesia increases the comfort of the patient by ensuring that the patient does not feel the surgical interventions and pain during the operation. The necessity of intubation is known in patients who have undergone surgery under general anesthesia. Intubation provides benefits such as keeping the airway open, controlling the airway and breathing, reducing respiratory effort and dead space volume, preventing aspiration, and facilitating resuscitation in case of any problem.

Although surgical interventions are an important treatment option for health problems, postoperative complications such as sore throat, dry throat, hoarseness and dysphagia due to laryngeal and pharyngeal traumas caused by intubation are frequently observed especially in patients receiving general anesthesia.

Although it is seen in the literature that pharmacological, non-pharmacological and herbal methods are applied to reduce postoperative sore throat, there are not enough studies examining the effect of cold steam application on sore throat. With this research, it is expected that the cold steam given in the postoperative period will contribute to the relief of sore throat.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Those who accept the research
• Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery planned
• Patients in ASA I and II class
• 18 years and over
• Mallampati classification I and II
• Operation time more than 30 minutes
• Literate
• No hearing problem
• Patients without understanding difficulties

Exclusion Criteria:

• Overweight patients (Body Mass Index ≥ 40)
• Patients with sore throat and lower respiratory tract infection
• Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Patients with a history of allergies
• Patients with hearing problems
• illiterate patients
• ASA classification III and above
• Mallampati classification III and IV patients
• Patients with an operation time of less than 30 minutes