Pain Experience and Tolerance of Awake In-Office Upper Airway Procedures: Influencing Factors

摘要

Objectives/Hypothesis: Awake, unsedated in-office upper airway procedures are performed frequently and have high completion rates, yet less is known about the patients' pain experience and potentially influencing factors. It is also unclear if patients' pain experiences become worse with repeated procedures. We identified procedure- and patient-related factors that might influence procedural completion and pain scores.