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A randomised controlled trial of the effect of laryngeal mask airway manometry on postoperative sore throat in spontaneously breathing adult patients presenting for surgery at a university teaching hospital

BACKGROUND: Laryngeal mask airways (LMAs) are widely used in anaesthesia and are considered to be generally safe. Postoperative sore throat (POST) is a frequent complication following LMA use and can be very distressing to patients. The use of an LMA cuff pressure of between 30 and 32cm of H(2)O in...

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Autores principales: Waruingi, David, Mung'ayi, Vitalis, Gisore, Ednah, Wanyonyi, Sikolia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Makerere Medical School 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6531935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31149001
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i1.47