Prevalence and factors associated with postoperative sore throat in Ethiopia: A systemic review and meta-analysis, 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postoperative sore throat (POST) remains a stressful impact of postoperative airway management, and it contributes to mortality and morbidity after general anesthesia. Its pooled prevalence and determinants in Ethiopia have not been fully studied. This study intended to assess the pooled prevalence and risk variables for POST in Ethiopia.

Methods

A systematic review and Meta-analysis were performed as per the recommendation of PRISMA. To evaluate the pooled prevalence and factors significantly associated with POST in Ethiopia, electronic databases were searched till November 30/2023 and publications were chosen based on inclusion criteria. To assess the quality of the included studies, the Joanna Briggs Institute criteria was used. STATA^MP 17 software w

SUBMITTER: Teshome D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11298646 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature