Comparison Between Laryngeal Mask and Endotracheal Tube: The Impact of The Incidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Breast Augmentation

Abstract

Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common and bothersome side effect after general anesthesia; many patients rank it as the worst experience together with postoperative pain and intraoperative awakening. Objective: to determine the existence of postoperative nausea and vomiting after the use of laryngeal mask or endotracheal tube, in women undergoing breast augmentation in our hospital. Material and method: A descriptive, prospective study was carried out in patients undergoing augmentation mastoplasty, in the period from Jan 2020 to Dec 2023, and 192 female patients aged between 20 and 45 years, classified as ASA I according to the physical fitness scale of the American Association of Anesthesiology and who were willing to cooperate were enrolled in the study. Results: patients were divided into two groups in which 96 women in each group, within mean age 29.41 ± 4.3 years for laryngeal mask and 29.02 ± 2.8 years in endotracheal tube group. in the Postoperative room, the nausea and vomiting were recorded in 16.7% of patients in the LM group and 12.5% in the ET group. Conclusion: It is concluded that no statistical variances were recognized between the use of laryngeal mask and an endotracheal tube for the approach of the airway and the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting after breast augmentation.