Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of either sex, aged between 18 and 60 years belonging to ASA I & II posted for elective surgery under general anaesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Refusal to consent. 2. Anticipated difficult airway. 3. Pregnant females. 4. History of recurrent epistaxis. 5. History of bleeding diathesis, Nasal trauma. 6. History of rhinoplasty or septoplasty. 7. Patients with nasal passage stenosis, nasal deformity, polyp, nasopharyngeal tumor. 8. Patients on anticoagulants, antiplatelets.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare both techniques in terms of Nasopharyngeal trauma.Timepoint: After Securing the Endotracheal tube Nasopharyngeal Trauma will be asses using 4Ã?4 inch folded Gauze by Anaesthetist | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Ease of insertion of the endotracheal tube into nasopharynx 2.Intubation time. 3.Number of attempts required for successful nasotracheal intubation. 4.Maneuvers required for successful nasotracheal intubation. 5.Success rate.Timepoint: After Intubation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Pt. B D Sharma PGIMS Rohtak