Acupuncture in Prevention of Postoperative Sore Throat Due to Classical Laryngeal Mask
Acupuncture, Laryngeal Mask Airway, Pain, Postoperative
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Acupuncture focused on measuring Sore Throat, Laryngeal Mask Airway, Acupuncture
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who recieved general anesthesia with LMA
- surgery duration < 2 hours
- between 18-60 years of age
- ASA1-2 scores
Exclusion Criteria:
- Being younger than 18 years old or being over the age of 60
- Patients with an ASA score of 3 and greater than 3
- Active infections in the area to be acupuncture.
- Prolonged bleeding time
- Liver failure
- Renal insufficiency
- Pregnancy
- Heart failure 9 . Patients less than 30 kg
10. Uncontrolled hypertension
11. Uncontrolled diabetes, pheochrocytoma, thyroid dysfunction
12. Those who do not have the ability to read and sign the consent form
13. Patients with gastroesophageal reflux
14. History of any herbal medicine use
15. Patients who do not want to sign the consent form
16. Patients with difficult LMA placement
17.Patients who cannot have LMA placement at one time
18. Intubated patients in whom LMA could not be placed
19 Patients whose operation time exceeds two hours
20 .Patients whose operation time is less than 30 minutes
Sites / Locations
- Ankara City Hospital BilkentRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Sham Comparator
acupuncture
false acupuncture
Group1, laser acupuncture was applied to each of the previously described P6, LI4 and LI 11 points on both arms with laser acupuncture device (Sedatelec Premio 32) for 30 seconds
P6, LI4 and LI 11 points on both arms with laser acupuncture device (Sedatelec Premio 32) for 30 seconds while laser acupuncture closed