Health Condition 1: PCS- Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Endotracheal cuff inflation techniques: ETT cuff will be inflated by one of the following methods following intubation-Just seal method, constant pressure method and stethoscope guided
Sponsors
Dr Jinu Joy
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Undergoing elective surgeries of less than 180 minutes duration
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients undergoing head and neck surgery, Patients with tracheostomy, More than 2 attempts at intubation â?? anticipated difficult airway, Use of nasogastric tube or throat packs, Patients with upper respiratory tract infection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the postoperative laryngotracheal morbidity on three different endotracheal cuff inflation techniques - Just seal method, constant pressure method and stethoscope guided method. And to assess the incidence of post intubation airway complications like sore throat, cough, hoarseness, dysphoniaTimepoint: Cuff volume in noted at the time of induction and cuff volume out measured before extubation and intracuff pressure will be monitored hourly throughout intraoperative period | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the incidence of post intubation airway complications like sore throat, cough, hoarseness, dysphoniaTimepoint: the above mentioned will be monitored for 24 hours postoperatively at 1 hour, 6 hour and 24 hour intervals. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Jinu joy
Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur
Outcome results
None listed