Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Pre operative Clove oil gargle: Gargling with Clove oil diluted in 20 ml of tap water 15 mins prior to surgery
Control Intervention1: Pre operative tap water gargle: Gargling with 20 ml
Sponsors
Dr Neingutso Lomi
Dr Sritam Swarup Jena
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)ASA Grade I & II patients undergoing elective surgery 2)Age- 18 to 65 years 3)Expected duration of surgery 4)Airway- Mallampati Grade 1 & 2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients not willing to give consent 2)Patients with sore throat, cold, gastroesophageal reflux, regurgitation 3)Patients with anticipated difficult airway 4)Patients with oral/oro-pharyngeal/laryngeal pathology for which the current surgery is planned or airway surgeries 5)Patients on steroid therapy 6)Surgery lasting for > 3 hours 7)Patients requiring second laryngoscopy for nasogastric tube insertion or throat packing or unanticipated difficult airway 8)Patients who remain intubated/require re-intubation post surgery 9)Recent history of surgery under general anaesthesia/airway instrumentation 10)Patients in whom extubation provokes extreme degree of coughing/bucking on tube 11)Patients requiring flexometallic tubes 12)Patients in prone position
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of sore throatTimepoint: Postoperatively at 6 hours | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adverse effectsTimepoint: Until 24 hr;Incidence of sore throatTimepoint: 0 hr, 30 mins, 1 hr, 2 hr, & 24 hr;Patient satisfaction with interventions for sore throatTimepoint: Postoperatively at 24 hr;Severity of sore throatTimepoint: 0 hr, 30 min, 1 hr, 2 hr, 6 hr, & 24 hr | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sritam Swarup Jena
AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Outcome results
None listed