Open AccessPreoperative oral zinc tablet decreases incidence of postoperative sore throat
Author(s) -
Tanmay Sarkar,
Tanuka Mandal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_959_19
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , sore throat , zinc , anesthesia , incidence (geometry) , exact test , intubation , clinical endpoint , mann–whitney u test , surgery , endotracheal intubation , randomized controlled trial , physics , materials science , alternative medicine , pathology , optics , metallurgy
Postoperative sore throat (POST) is very frequently reported after endotracheal intubation. Zinc lozenge has been shown to reduce POST. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of dispersible zinc tablet on POST.