Abdul Monem, Rehana S Kamal.
Postoperative sore throat.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jan ;17(8):509-14.

Postoperative sore throat is one of the commonest complaints. It, at times, becomes even more distressing than the pain due to the surgical procedure, but fortunately resolves within a few days by simple gargles and analgesics. Airway instrumentation and the number of attempts increase the incidence and severity of the postoperative sore throat. Young, female, overweight and procedures where there is neck manipulations like thyroid surgeries have a higher incidence. Plastic tubes are found to be better than the old red rubber tubes. This is a review article.

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