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Interview method affects incidence of postoperative sore throat
Author(s) -
Harding C.J.,
McVey F.K.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1987.tb05179.x
Subject(s) - sore throat , medicine , incidence (geometry) , throat , anesthesia , general anaesthesia , surgery , pharyngitis , physics , optics
Summary Two hundred and forty‐two routine surgical patients who had undergone general anaesthesia, were questioned about postoperative sore throat by one of two methods, either direct or indirect questioning. A significantly higher incidence of sore throat was obtained by direct questioning (P < 0.001).