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Reducing the incidence of sore throat with the laryngeal mask airway

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

M. R. Nott ,
P. D. Noble  and
M. Parmar
M. R. Nott
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Royal West Sussex Hospital, St Richard's, Chichester, UK
P. D. Noble
Affiliation:
St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, UK
M. Parmar
Affiliation:
The St George Hospital, Kogarah NSW 2217, Australia
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Abstract

The incidence of sore throat after the use of the laryngeal mask was assessed with a randomized trial in 839 patients. Sore throat occurred more often in women, older patients or after multiple insertion attempts. It was found that the frequency in women, but not in men, was lowered from 11.9% to 3.9% (P=0.012) by reducing intracuff pressure to the minimum required for an effective seal.

Keywords

anaesthesiageneralequipmentlaryngeal mask airwaycomplicationssore throat
Type
Original Article
Information
European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , March 1998 , pp. 153 - 157
Copyright
1998 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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