Soft tissue XXXX after direct laryngoscopy.

@entity1 @entity5773 @entity3145 @entity3306 @entity5932 @entity133 @entity130
STUDY OBJECTIVE: The study objective is to determine the incidence of oral soft tissue @entity130 during classic direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation and the risk factors associated with it. DESIGN: This is a prospective observational study. SETTING: The setting is at a ward. @entity1 : The @entity1 are adults submitted to elective interventions in general surgery requiring tracheal intubation by classic direct laryngoscopy. INTERVENTIONS: During 6 months, all @entity1 were interviewed 12-24 hours before anesthesia and after surgery and underwent a detailed oral examination performed by an anesthesiology blind to anesthetic management details and preoperative @entity1 care. MEASUREMENTS: Evaluation of oral soft tissue @entity130 includes oral mucosa including the gums; the @entity133 in the edentulous @entity1 , @entity5932 . Injury severity was assessed using the severity scale presented routinely in Portuguese legal medicine research: grade 0, no @entity130 had; grade 1, mild severity @entity130 ; grade 2, medium severity @entity130 ; and grade 3, major severity @entity130 . MAIN RESULTS: Soft tissue @entity130 was observed in 278 (52.1%) @entity1 . @entity3145 occurred once in 204 (38.2%) @entity1 , 2 in 64 (38.2%) @entity1 , and 3 times in 10 (1.9%) @entity1 . @entity5773 was the most common type of soft tissue @entity130 (36.3%) followed by @entity3306 (22.3%), @entity3306 (7.1%), and @entity5932 (2.1%). All the lesions were grade 1 or 2. Only @entity5932 was found to be associated with age group (P = .021). CONCLUSIONS: Our study reveals a high incidence of lesions grade 1 or 2 in soft tissue.
