Pain after Licorice or Sugar-Water Gargling in Patients Recovering from Oropharyngeal Surgery—A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial
Gargling with licorice did not significantly or meaningfully reduce postoperative pain or morphine consumption in patients recovering from oropharyngeal surgery. While higher doses might prove more effective, our results suggest that other topical analgesics should be considered.
Authors
- Michal Prusak
- Gerold Besser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3168-7477)
- Marita Windpassinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8568-4194)
- Jana Gemeiner
- Kurt Ruetzler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0467-1736)
- Daniel I. Sessler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9932-3077)
- Stefan Janik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1161-4871)
- Xuan Pu
- Wolfgang Gstœttner
- Olga Plattner
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Outcomes Research Consortium (US)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Personalized Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14101056
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40