Evaluation of gender differences in postoperative sore throat and hoarseness following the use of Ambu AuraGain laryngeal mask: the randomised controlled LadyLAMA trial study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Postoperative sore throat (POST) is a comparatively minor but very common side effect of general anaesthesia with a supraglottic airway device. The patient considers these side effects a mirror of the quality of anaesthesia. The aims of this study are to evaluate gender-specific differences in the incidence of POST and to assess whether the effects of known risk factors vary between genders.

Methods and analysis

The LadyLAMA trial is a single-centre, patient-blinded, randomised controlled trial. Consecutive patients requiring ophthalmological surgery under general anaesthesia with a second generation Ambu AuraGain laryngeal mask are randomly allocated to either cuff pressure of 45 cmH2O or cuff pressure of 60 cmH2O. We estimate the difference in POST between the

SUBMITTER: Epp K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8808400 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature