The Effect of Sucking Eucalyptus Lozenges on the Severity of Postoperative Coughing and Hoarseness Following Endotracheal Intubation under General Anesthesia in Orthopedic Surgeries

Document Type : Original Article (s)

Authors

1 MSc Student, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Medicine AND Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran

3 Instructor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran

4 Instructor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar AND PhD Student of Futures Studies, School of Social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

Abstract

Background: Postoperative coughing and hoarseness are two of the most common complications occur following endotracheal intubation and pharyngitis, laryngitis, and tracheitis. Eucalyptus lozenges are used in the treatment of many sign of common colds, such as cough, sore throat, etc. Therefore, the aim of this research was to study the effect of sucking Eucalyptus lozenges on coughing and hoarseness following endotracheal intubation in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery under general anesthesia.Methods: In this clinical trial study, 134 patients undergoing orthopedic surgery under general anesthesia were selected using convenience sampling method, and were allocated into two equal groups of control and intervention via random assignment method. Following obtaining informed consent, half an hour before surgery and in intervals of six hours after the surgery, eucalyptus lozenges were administered to intervention group. Postoperative coughing and hoarseness were measured 2, 6, 12, and 24 hours following endotracheal intubation using coughing and hoarseness checklists. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Fisher's exact, chi-square, and t test, and generalized estimating equation (GEE) measures in SPSS software. P values of less than 0.05 were considered significant.Findings: The severity of coughing (P = 0.004) and hoarseness (P < 0.001) during the time were significantly less in the intervention group compared to the control group.Conclusion: Eucalyptus lozenges are effective in reducing coughing and hoarseness caused by endotracheal intubation in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery under general anesthesia.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 36, Issue 501 - Serial Number 501
September and October 2017
Pages 1267-1275

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  • Receive Date: 12 June 2018
  • Revise Date: 23 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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