Background
postoperative sore throat, airway injuries, DLTs, infection
CORONAVIRUS, INFECTION, SARS-COV-2 INFECTION, SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
The incidence of postoperative sore throat (POST) after tracheal intubation using double-lumen endobronchial tubes (DLTs) is higher in patients with prior severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection than in the general population. This prospective trial was conducted to determine whether thermal softening of DLTs could decrease the incidence of POST or other airway injuries in patients with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection.