Effectiveness of preoperative ketamine gargle to reduce postoperative sore throat in adult patients undergoing surgery with endotracheal tube; systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials

Abstract Background Postoperative sore throat is a frequent and distressing complication caused by airway instrumentation during general anesthesia. The discomfort can lead to immediate distress, delayed recovery and reduce patient satisfaction. The objective of this study was to determine the effec...

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Main Authors: Molla Amsalu Tadesse, Agmuas Asichale Alimawu, Fetene Seyoum Kebede, Eniyew Assimie Alemu, Ludwig Matrisch, Desta Oli Waktasu
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-024-02837-7
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author Molla Amsalu Tadesse
Agmuas Asichale Alimawu
Fetene Seyoum Kebede
Eniyew Assimie Alemu
Ludwig Matrisch
Desta Oli Waktasu
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Agmuas Asichale Alimawu
Fetene Seyoum Kebede
Eniyew Assimie Alemu
Ludwig Matrisch
Desta Oli Waktasu
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description Abstract Background Postoperative sore throat is a frequent and distressing complication caused by airway instrumentation during general anesthesia. The discomfort can lead to immediate distress, delayed recovery and reduce patient satisfaction. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of preoperative ketamine gargle on the occurrence of postoperative sore throat among adult patients who underwent surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal tube. Method PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and World Clinical Trial Registry were searched to find the eligible randomized control trials comparing the effect of preoperative ketamine gargle and placebo gargle on the occurrence of postoperative sore throat after surgery with endotracheal tube in adult patients. We utilized Review Manager Version 5.4 to perform statistical analyses. Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized control trials was used to assess the risk of bias of included studies. We explored heterogeneity using the I2 test. In addition to this, subgroup analysis, and sensitivity analysis was conducted to confirm the robustness of findings. The risk of publication bias was tested using funnel plot Pooled risk ratio along with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to analyze the outcome. Result In the present systematic review and metanalysis, seventeen [17] randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with 1552 participants were included. Compared with placebo, preoperative ketamine gargle is effective to reduce postoperative sore throat (RR = 0.48; 95%CI [0.45, 0.52] in adult patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal tube. Conclusion Preoperative ketamine gargle before induction of general anesthesia is effective to reduce the occurrence of postoperative sore throat in adult patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia with an endotracheal tube. Further studies with large sample size, better study quality and optimal reporting could be conducted to determine the long-term efficacy and safety of ketamine gargle in different surgical populations.
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spelling doaj-art-cbe9798aed3f4f7392b8aeaf8ddb49832025-08-20T02:30:59ZengBMCBMC Anesthesiology1471-22532024-12-0124111410.1186/s12871-024-02837-7Effectiveness of preoperative ketamine gargle to reduce postoperative sore throat in adult patients undergoing surgery with endotracheal tube; systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trialsMolla Amsalu Tadesse0Agmuas Asichale Alimawu1Fetene Seyoum Kebede2Eniyew Assimie Alemu3Ludwig Matrisch4Desta Oli Waktasu5Department of Anesthesia, Debre Berhan UniversityDepartment of Anesthesia, Debre Berhan UniversityDepartment of Anesthesia, Debre Berhan UniversityDepartment of Anesthesia, University of GondarMedical Clinic 1, University Hospital Schleswig-HolsteinDepartment of Anesthesia, Ambo UniversityAbstract Background Postoperative sore throat is a frequent and distressing complication caused by airway instrumentation during general anesthesia. The discomfort can lead to immediate distress, delayed recovery and reduce patient satisfaction. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of preoperative ketamine gargle on the occurrence of postoperative sore throat among adult patients who underwent surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal tube. Method PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and World Clinical Trial Registry were searched to find the eligible randomized control trials comparing the effect of preoperative ketamine gargle and placebo gargle on the occurrence of postoperative sore throat after surgery with endotracheal tube in adult patients. We utilized Review Manager Version 5.4 to perform statistical analyses. Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized control trials was used to assess the risk of bias of included studies. We explored heterogeneity using the I2 test. In addition to this, subgroup analysis, and sensitivity analysis was conducted to confirm the robustness of findings. The risk of publication bias was tested using funnel plot Pooled risk ratio along with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to analyze the outcome. Result In the present systematic review and metanalysis, seventeen [17] randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with 1552 participants were included. Compared with placebo, preoperative ketamine gargle is effective to reduce postoperative sore throat (RR = 0.48; 95%CI [0.45, 0.52] in adult patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal tube. Conclusion Preoperative ketamine gargle before induction of general anesthesia is effective to reduce the occurrence of postoperative sore throat in adult patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia with an endotracheal tube. Further studies with large sample size, better study quality and optimal reporting could be conducted to determine the long-term efficacy and safety of ketamine gargle in different surgical populations.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-024-02837-7Postoperative sore throatGeneral anesthesiaEndotracheal tubeKetamine gargleSystematic review and metanalysis
spellingShingle Molla Amsalu Tadesse
Agmuas Asichale Alimawu
Fetene Seyoum Kebede
Eniyew Assimie Alemu
Ludwig Matrisch
Desta Oli Waktasu
Effectiveness of preoperative ketamine gargle to reduce postoperative sore throat in adult patients undergoing surgery with endotracheal tube; systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials
BMC Anesthesiology
Postoperative sore throat
General anesthesia
Endotracheal tube
Ketamine gargle
Systematic review and metanalysis
title Effectiveness of preoperative ketamine gargle to reduce postoperative sore throat in adult patients undergoing surgery with endotracheal tube; systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials
title_full Effectiveness of preoperative ketamine gargle to reduce postoperative sore throat in adult patients undergoing surgery with endotracheal tube; systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials
title_fullStr Effectiveness of preoperative ketamine gargle to reduce postoperative sore throat in adult patients undergoing surgery with endotracheal tube; systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of preoperative ketamine gargle to reduce postoperative sore throat in adult patients undergoing surgery with endotracheal tube; systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials
title_short Effectiveness of preoperative ketamine gargle to reduce postoperative sore throat in adult patients undergoing surgery with endotracheal tube; systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials
title_sort effectiveness of preoperative ketamine gargle to reduce postoperative sore throat in adult patients undergoing surgery with endotracheal tube systematic review and meta analysis of randomized control trials
topic Postoperative sore throat
General anesthesia
Endotracheal tube
Ketamine gargle
Systematic review and metanalysis
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-024-02837-7
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