Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: comparison of ease of insertion of frozen nasogastric tube versus normal nasogastric tube at room temperature in intubated patients.: comparison of ease of insertion of frozen nasogastr
Sponsors
None
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ASA grade I-IV aged above 18yrs patient scheduled to undergo elective surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation and need a nasogastric tube as a usual course of management. a patient whose trachea is intubated under chemical paralysis, needing a nasogastric tube placement
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: presence of nasal mass, nasal stenosis history of corrosive poisoning uncontrolled bleeding diathesis recent radiotherapy to head and neck presence of cleft lip or palate significant deviated nasal septum esophageal stricture and varices base of skull fracture patient who will not require x-ray in their usual course of management pregnant lactating mother patients not willing to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| to determine first attempt success rate of nasogastric intubation with positive whoosh test (auscultation while injecting air) to determine the overall success rate of nasogastric intubation by radiological confirmation with plain xray (tube tip below T12) time24hrsTimepoint: At baseline and within 24hours | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of insertion of tube with selected technique and complications if anyTimepoint: At baseline | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Aloka Samantaray
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed