Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Video laryngoscopy and intravenous dexamethasone: The patients will be randomized into 4 study groups and followed up for sore throat in 0th, 1st, 2nd, 6th and 24th hour post extubation
Sponsors
AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adults aged 18 to 65 years of either gender ASA grade 1 and 2 Scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia� requiring endotracheal intubation Duration more than 1 hour and less than 3 hours
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal Diabetes mellitus Known allergy or contraindication to use of corticosteroids� More than 2 attempts at intubation or unanticipated difficult airway Pre operative assessment of difficult airway� Pre operative sore throat, cough or recurrent respiratory infection� in last 2 weeks Surgeries which require nasogastric tube insertion or throat pack Patient undergoing any surgery of airway� Patient undergoing surgery in prone position Need of post operative mechanical ventilation Risk of aspiration Pregnancy� Pre operatively taking pain medications History of opioid abuse and smoking Prior anaesthetic exposure within one month
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate incidence of postoperative sore throat at the 6th hour post extubation in patients undergoing surgery requiring general anaesthesia under endotracheal intubationTimepoint: 6th hour post extubation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the incidence of POST at 0th, 1st, 2nd and 24th hour post extubation. To determine severity of POST at 0th, 1st, 2nd, 6th and 24th hour post extubation. To determine the incidence and severity of post operative cough and hoarseness of voice at 0th, 1st, 2nd, 6th, 24th hour post extubation To determine patient satisfaction at 6 hours, post extubationTimepoint: 0th,1st,2nd,24th hour post extubation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Maharshi Bhattacharyya
AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Outcome results
None listed