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8035118

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-15
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective study of 122 adults undergoing routine ear, nose and throat (ENT) operations over a three-month period was carried out to determine the cause of oropharyngeal trauma seen in some patients. Those having tonsillar or palatal surgery were excluded from the study. Forty-five (36.9 per cent) patients complained of a mild sore throat post-operatively and six (4.9 per cent) of a severe sore throat. Five of these (4 per cent) had evidence of injury to the uvula and soft palate which delayed their discharge from hospital. No single cause of trauma was identified but possible factors included the use of laryngeal masks (two cases), throat packs (two cases) and blind suctioning with a plastic Yankauer sucker (one case). There is a relatively high risk of oropharyngeal trauma during routine otolaryngological procedures and we recommend that care should be taken to prevent this common cause of significant post-operative morbidity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-2151
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
403-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Oropharyngeal trauma during routine ear, nose and throat procedures.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, London.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article