SORE THROAT FOLLOWING SHORT TERM ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION

Post-operative sore throat due to endotracheal intubation has always been a common problem and the incidence is very high. This problem has been studied extensively during the last few decades and various techniques had been used to minimize the incidence of sore throat after endotracheal intubation. The objective of this prospective study was to deter- mine the incidence of post-intubation sore throat among the local population and to study the efficacy of minimal occlusion technique of cuff inflation in reducing the in- cidence of sore throat.