Postoperative airway-related complications following general anesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients meeting all of the following criteria will be included: 1. Adult patients (aged 18 years or older) who underwent dental surgery under general anesthesia at our institution 2. Patients who received tracheal intubation during general anesthesia 3. Cases in which the method of endotracheal tube cuff pressure management (automatic or manual) was documented in the medical records 4. Cases with documented postoperative assessments of sore throat and/or hoarseness at 2 hours and/or 1 day after surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded: 1. Patients who required continued tracheal intubation after surgery 2. Patients with pre-existing sore throat or hoarseness before surgery 3. Patients with a tracheostomy 4. Cases with insufficient clinical data required for outcome assessment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of postoperative sore throat and hoarseness. (Assessed using a 100-mm Visual Analog Scale [VAS] at 2 hours and 1 day after surgery) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagasaki University Hospital Department of dental anesthesiology