Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Ethyl chloride group: Application of 3 sprays of ethyl chloride on dorsum of non-dominant hand for 4-6 seconds at a distance of 5cm perpendicular to the surface of application.
Control
Sponsors
Kasturba Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Paediatric patients of 8-17years age belonging to ASA-1 and ASA-2 of either gender undergoing elective surgical procedures requiring anaesthesia with no prior peripheral IV access.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Undergoing emergency surgery, syndromic children, decreased level of consciousness, intellectual disabilities, adverse allergic reactions to lidocaine or prilocaine, pre-existing sensory/motor deficits in the limb to be cannulated, burns, local infection, skin lesions, broken skin.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the efficacy of ethyl chloride vapo-coolant spray in comparison to 10% lignocaine spray in facilitating analgesia for peripheral venous cannulations.Timepoint: Immediately after cannulation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Assessment of time taken for venous cannulation. 2. Ease of application of cannulation. 3. Occurrence of adverse effects if any. Timepoint: from the time of cannulation to 30mins after cannulation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sumukh R Hegde
Kasturba Medical College
Outcome results
None listed