Odinofagia con tubo endotraqueal y máscara laríngea. Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso. Cuenca, 2018

Abstract

Introduction: General anesthesia uses devices such as endotracheal tube (TET) and laryngeal mask (ML). Standard gold TET in the airway and is an invasive method compared to ML, although both can cause oropharyngeal lesions. The most cited post-extubación complication by patients is odynophagia.

Objective: To determine the incidence of odynophagia with the use of ML and TET in adult patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anesthesia at Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital in 2018.

Method: An observational, descriptive, prospective study was conducted in adult patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anesthesia in 2018, meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sample was simple randomized in 216 patients, whose anesthesiologist established the device according to the patient's needs and surgery. The information was transcribed from anesthesia records and evaluation of respective forms, data analyzed with the SPSS 25.0 free version system. The analysis was performed using frequency, mean, percentage, averages and dispersion measures such as standard deviation and range.

Results: Was observed in the following groups: women 41.2%, years range 51-60 in 56.5%, obesity 65.4%, ASA II 51.4%, VAD 85.7%, specialists 53.6%, TET with 60.9%, size 7.5 with 47.1%, the ML Classic in 23.3%, size 4 with 73.7%, attempts is the third with 100%, anesthetic time > 120min 62.5%, laparoscopic surgery 55.6%, intensity range 0-1 in 57.9% and favorable evolution of 94.3%.