Development of a nomogram for prediction of postoperative sore throat in patients under general anaesthesia: a single-centre, prospective, observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Postoperative sore throat (POST) is very common in patients under general anaesthesia. However, there is no effective clinical predictive model for reducing its occurrence. The objective of this study was to estimate the risk factors for POST in patients after general anaesthesia by designing a nomogram.

Design

A prospective study.

Setting

This study was conducted in a large tertiary hospital.

Participants

Patients aged 18-85 years old who received general anaesthesia with either an endotracheal tube or supraglottic airway and of American Society of Anesthesiologists classification level Ⅰ-III.

Results

A total of 442 patients were enrolled in this study, with a POST incidence of 44.1%. The results showed that younger age (≤55 years), surgical

SUBMITTER: Jiang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9066483 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature