ArticleCureus2021
Comparison of Two Different Sizes of Endotracheal Tracheal Tube for Postoperative Sore Throat in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgeries.
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- Endotracheal Tube Sizes During Surgical Procedures in Adult Patients. A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses and Trial Sequential Analyses.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Preoperative Esketamine Nebulized Inhalation on Cough Reflex, Sedation, and Postoperative Sore Throat in Extubation of Surgical Patients: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026Trial
- Effect of Nebulized Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Female Patients Undergoing Radical Thoracoscopic Lung Cancer Resection: A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Trial
- Effects of continuous and slow tracheal tube cuff deflation on cough reflex during extubation in noncardiac surgery patients: a randomised clinical trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Trial
- Effect of Esketamine Gargle on Postoperative Sore Throat in Patients Undergoing Double-Lumen Endobronchial Intubation: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2023Trial
- Prevalence and factors associated with postoperative sore throat in Ethiopia: A systemic review and meta-analysis, 2023.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Review
- Comparison between I-gelAmerican journal of translational research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objective The purpose of this study was to compare two different sizes of an endotracheal tube (ETT), with inner diameters (ID) of 6.5 mm and 7.5 mm, for the frequency of postoperative sore throat in patients undergoing elective breast cancer surgery. Methodology This study was a randomized controlled trial conducted in the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center from December 3, 2016, to February 3, 2017. This study included 110 patients, 55 from each group, who were selected from the elective surgery list fulfilling the inclusion criteria. Group A patients were intubated with 6.5-mm ID ETTs and group B patients with 7.5-mm ID ETTs. All patients were carefully extubated in the operating room when fulfilling extubation criteria. Any concerns of sore throat were recorded 24 hours postoperatively. All relevant data were recorded on a pro forma. Results In this study, the mean age was 46.6 ± 13.2 years (range: 18-65 years). The mean body mass index (BMI) was 29.50 ± 07.12 kg/m
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