Abstract

1.1.  Background: A sore throat is a discomfort, itching, quiet voice, or irritation of the throat that frequently gets worse when swallowed. Up to 62 percent of patients worldwide experience postoperative sore throat after general anesthesia. Postoperative sore throats reduce patient satisfaction and it can also increase the demand for adjuvant pain medication in the post- anesthesia care unit to minimize postoperative sore throat. Despite its status as most of the time self-limited, it has the potential to cause severe postoperative morbidity and patient unhappiness

1.2.  Methods: Evidence was searched by using the keyword to access current and reliable information on risk stratification, prevention, and management of postoperative sore throat from May 2023 to October 2023.A literature search was conducted in different databases. The articles were searched using the Boolean operators. Randomized controlled trials (RCT), guidelines, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses.

1.3.  Conclusions and recommendations: POST is linked to mental states like anxiety as well as to the most common patient characteristics, such as age, gender, and smoking. Anesthetists should act accordingly to minimize post-operative sore throat.

 

Keywords

sore throat, postoperative, anesthesia, management, guideline