Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: 0.05% Betamethasone gel: 0.05% betamethasone gel 2.5ml applied over endotracheal tube just before intubation under aseptic precaution
Control Intervention1: Lignocaine jelly 2%: 2.5 ml
Sponsors
Dr Smitha B P
Dr Vinay Marulasiddappa
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patient willing to give an informed consent. 2) Age between 18-65 years, both genders. 3) ASA grade I and II. 4) Patients undergoing elective surgical procedures, with duration of 90 to 120 minutes, under general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patient not willing to give informed consent. 2) Patients undergoing emergency surgeries. 3) Procedures requiring perioperative nasogastric tube placement. 4) Patients with a high risk of aspiration. 5) Anticipated difficult airway. 6) Pregnant women. 7) Active upper respiratory tract infections. 8) Preoperative sore throat. 9) Previous history of GERD. 10) Head and neck surgeries and surgeries requiring prone position.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Emergence cough at extubationTimepoint: 1) at extubation that is 0 hr,immediately after surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1)sore throat 2)cough 3)hoarseness of voiceTimepoint: 1) 1 hour after extubation 2) 24 hours after extubation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Vinay Marulasiddappa
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute
Outcome results
None listed