The Effect of Cold Vapor Application on Postoperative Sore Throat

"The Ramsey Sedation Scale was used to assess wakefulness after patients were extubated and arrived at the recovery unit at the 0th hour postoperatively. Sore throat, localization of pain, hoarseness, dry throat, and swallowing difficulty were evaluated in patients with a score of 2 according to this scale. Sore throat of the patients was evaluated with Numerical Rating Scale. Then, cold vapor was applied for 15 minutes with a vapor machine used as a standard in the hospital by the researcher. After the cold vapor application was finished, the patients' sore throat, localization of pain, hoarseness, swallowing difficulty and dry throat were re-evaluated with the same forms.~Sore throat were evaluated before the application of cold vapor at the 2nd and 6th hours. Then cold vapor was applied for 15 minutes. After the cold vapor application was finished, sore throat were re-evaluated.~At the 24th hour, cold vapor was not applied to the patients. Only sore throat were evaluated."