The effect of cuff pressure on postoperative sore throat after Cobra perilaryngeal airway

✍ Scribed by Han Bum Joe; Dae Hee Kim; Yun Jeong Chae; Jong Yeop Kim; Min Kang; Kwan Sik Park

• Book ID: 113047044
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 223 KB
• Volume: 26
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0913-8668
• DOI: 10.1007/s00540-011-1293-2

✦ Synopsis

Purpose

The cuff volume of the Cobra perilaryngeal airway (CobraPLA) is larger than that of other alternative airway devices and makes it difficult to predict the effect of cuff pressure on the perilaryngeal mucosa. We tested the hypothesis that adjustment of the cuff pressure of the CobraPLA could reduce the incidence of postoperative sore throat (POST).

Methods

After induction of general anesthesia and insertion of the CobraPLA by standardized method, the cuff pressure was set to 60 cmH~2~O (group C, n = 87) or adjusted to minimal seal-up pressure +5 cmH~2~O (group A, n = 87). The frequency and severity (0, none; 1, mild; 2, moderate; 3, severe) of throat soreness, pain, discomfort, and adverse effects were evaluated 1 and 24 h after removal of the CobraPLA.

Results

Incidence of moderate POST in group C was higher than that in group A (11% vs. 2%, P = 0.021) whereas the overall POST incidence was not different between the two groups (31% vs. 20%, P = 0.092). The inflated air volume of group A was different from that of group C (41 vs. 50 ml, P = 0.009).

Conclusions

Adjustment of cuff pressure reduces the incidence of moderate POST after use of the CobraPLA.