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Effects of stylet use during tracheal intubation on postoperative pharyngeal pain in anesthetized patients: A
Nobuyasu Komasawa1, Isao Nishihara2, Toshiaki Minami1
1Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical College, Japan.
Study Objective:
This study aimed to compare the impact of stylet application for tracheal intubation for postoperative pharyngeal pain or hoarseness in patients undergoing elective surgery.
Design:
Randomized clinical trial.
Setting:
Operating room.
Patients:
Forty adult patients scheduled for elective surgery under tracheal intubation with an ASA physical status of 1-3.
Interventions:
Tracheal intubation was performed by anesthesiologists with stylet group (Stylet group; 20 patients) or without stylet group (Control group; 20 patients).
Measurements:
Incidence of postoperative pharyngeal pain or hoarseness was assessed.
Main Results:
The incidence of postoperative pharyngeal pain was significantly higher in the Stylet group (10/20 patients) than in the Control group (2/20 patients) (P=0.013). The incidence of hoarseness did not significantly differ between the Stylet group (6/20 patients) and the Control group (3/20 patients) (P=0.45).
Conclusions:
Stylet use increases the incidence of postoperative pharyngeal pain.
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