Effect of Small-volume Oral Spray in the After Anesthesia Recovery Room for Thirst Patients

Currently, there are limited studies performed on the treatment of perioperative thirst and the methods provided by literature possess a risk of choking. In addition, there is no good treatment nor relevant research in the area of perioperative thirst in Taiwan. As a result, this study aims to use a visual analogue scale (VAS) as the assessment tool to show that oral spray can significantly ease the thirst-related discomfort for patients recovering from anesthesia, thereby reducing the frequency of painkiller use. This would result in lower labor and material costs, achieving the effect of improved perioperative care quality and cost reduction. It is hoped that in the future, the study can be applied in practice and academic studies to reduce perioperative thirst for patients. Using patients with perioperative thirst in the recovery room as the subject, this study planned to have research personnel or part-timers collect data from a total of 200 patients. Statistical analysis would be performed for data collected from the recovery room.