Pain Research and Management (Jan 2025)

Preoperative Ketamine Gargle for Prevention of Postoperative Sore Throat After Tracheal Intubation in Adults: A Meta-Analysis

  • Saihao Fu,
  • Mengrong Miao,
  • Jing Bian,
  • Yunxiang Fu,
  • Jiaqiang Zhang,
  • Mingyang Sun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/prm/7622696
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2025

Abstract

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Conclusion: Our meta-analysis demonstrated the efficacy of prophylactic ketamine gargle in reducing the incidence of POST across all studied time intervals in patients requiring tracheal intubation of general anesthesia compared to placebo.