Health Condition 1: null- Undergoing Esophagectomy And Mediastinoscopy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Laryngeal Fibrescopy: Laryngeal Fibrescopy done immediately after extubation
Intervention2: Percutaneous
Ultrasonography: Percutaneous
Ultrasonography done immediately after extubation
Sponsors
Tata Memorial Hospital
Not Any
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All adult patients who are scheduled for mediastinoscopy or oesophagectomy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Infections or deformity of anterior neck 2.Unable to give valid consent 3.Anatomically deformity of nose or mouth making passage of fibrescope difficult 4.History of sensitivity to local anaesthetics or xylometazoline 5.Poorly controlled hypertensive patients 6.Pregnancy 7.Patient unable to understand Hindi, English or Marathi 8.Lower esophagectomy surgery by thoracoabdominal approach
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare ultrasonography of larynx with visual inspection with fibrescope or indirect laryngoscope for assessment of vocal cord mobility in patients undergoing oesophagectomy and mediastinoscopyTimepoint: Post Operation day 1, Post operation day 3&4 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To study the progress of vocal cord function till discharge 2. To study the correlation between vocal cord mobility and need for airway and respiratory system interventions.Timepoint: Post operation every 24 hrs till discharge | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Vignesh M
Tata Memorial Center
Outcome results
None listed