Is sore throat an underreported and under-estimated quality indicator for endoscopic procedures? Results from a large prospective cohort

Abstract Background and study aims  Patients often develop sore throat after upper endoscopy procedures but there data are very limited on the magnitude of the problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate and identify independent risk factors of sore throat in patients undergoing endoscopy. Patien...

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Published in:Endoscopy International Open 2020-10, Vol.8 (10), p.E1398-E1404
Main Authors: Kim, Katherine, Gaddam, Srinivas, Verula, John, Lai, Ellis, Dollentas, Ashley, Hill, Bee, Francis, Sarah, Chess, Shara, Lo, Simon
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Summary:Abstract Background and study aims  Patients often develop sore throat after upper endoscopy procedures but there data are very limited on the magnitude of the problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate and identify independent risk factors of sore throat in patients undergoing endoscopy. Patients and methods  Data were collected prospectively on consecutive outpatient endoscopy procedures performed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from October 2018 to February 2019. Procedure nurses collected pre-procedure, intra-procedure, and immediate post-procedure surveys including evaluation of sore throat (pain scale from 1 – 10). Significant univariate variables ( P   30 minutes) were risk factors for sore throat (all P  
ISSN:2364-3722
2196-9736
DOI:10.1055/a-1223-2002