Soaking oro-pharyngeal pack with triamcinolone acetonide lowers discomfort in functional endoscopic sinus surgeries / Pack orofaringeo con triamcinolone disminuye molestias luego de cirugía endoscópica sinusal
Rev. chil. anest
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49(6): 889-895, 2020. tab, ilus
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Postoperative sore throat (POST) is defined as pain or discomfort in the throat following general anesthesia. Throat packs are used by many surgical subspecialties for different benifits, however they may increase the incidence of POST. Many interventions can be used to decrease incidence of POST. Triamcinolone acetonide (TA) is a moderately potent topical corticosteroid preparation. In this study, we hypothesized that soaking the throat pack with TA may decrease POST. METHODS ANDMATERIAL:
This prospective interventional comparative study was performed on 54 patients planned for Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgeries (FEES) surgery. After endotracheal intubation, a standard length of oro-pharyngeal pack was placed, then patients were randomly allocated into Group I Oro-pharyngeal packs were soaked with 15 mg Triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% and Group II packs were soaked with the same volume of lubricating gel (K-Y gel®). The patients were postoperatively asked about sore throat, dysphagia, hoarseness of voice and nausea and vomiting.RESULTS:
Thirty minutes and 24 hours after extubation, Group I patients showed lower but statistically insignificant sore throat scores. Two to six hours after extubation, Group I showed a statistically significant reduction in sore throat scores. Six patients suffered dysphagia in group I compared with 8 patients in group II. Hoarseness of voice occurred in 1 patient in group I and 3 patients in group II. No patient complained of nausea or vomiting.cONCLUSIÓN:
Soaking oropharyngeal pack with triamcinolone acetonide in orabase gel was able to decrease POST in FESS patients.
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Main subject:
Paranasal Sinuses
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Triamcinolone Acetonide
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Endoscopy
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. chil. anest
Journal subject:
Anesthesiology
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Egypt
Institution/Affiliation country:
Ain Shams University/EG
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