None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Others(Licorice(Herb)) : In this study, the experimental group received a licorice gargle and the control group received a sugar-water gargle.
Based on studies by Agarwal et al. (2009) and Honarmand e
Sponsors
Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Subjects who understood the study purposes and signed written informed consent form. 2) Adult patients 19 years and older who underwent spinal neurosurgery under general anesthesia 3) Patients who are able to understand and answer the questionnaires and communicate (except for those with mental illness or cognitive impairment) 4) Patients under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation for 1 hour or longer 5) ASA class I or II patients under the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS) classification system (Mayhew et al., 2019) 6) Patients without cough, sore throat, hoarseness and swelling difficulty before surgery 7) Patients who have palatal reflex returned and patients with their level of consciousness is alert (Glasgow Coma Scale [GCS] score of 15)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The following patients were excluded: who had POST and hoarseness; who could not gargle due to dysphagia, oral cavity wound, oral cavity illness and dental problems; who did not understand information and withdrew; and who had one or more attempts at endotracheal intubation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| postoperative sore throat;xerostomia | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| hoarseness | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactJoon bum Kim
Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center
Outcome results
None listed