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Eating water ice-cream in the recovery room after bariatric surgery and the effect on quality of recovery

Completed
Conditions
Sore throatFoul smellRecovery
Registration Number
NL-OMON23668
Lead Sponsor
Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven The Netherlands
Brief Summary

McHardy FE, Chung F. Postoperative sore throat: cause, prevention and treatment. Anaesthesia. 1999 May;54(5):444-53 Bathala S, Eccles R. A review on the mechanism of sore throat in tonsillitis. J Laryngol Otol. 2013 Mar;127(3):227-32 Agarwal A, Gupta D, Yadav G, Goyal P, Singh PK, Singh U. An evaluation of the efficacy of licorice gargle for attenuating postoperative sore throat: a prospective, randomized, single-blind study. Anesth Analg. 2009 Jul;109(1):77-81

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
172
Inclusion Criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: Adult patients who underwent elective bariatric procedure and are willing/able to eat water ice cream 30-60 min after surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who are not stable after surgery
Patients admitted for re-operation within one week, emergency patients.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reduce sore throat and foul smell after general anaesthesia
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Scoring on the Quality of Recovery QoR-40 Questionnaire.
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