Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Cuff inflation by manual palpation of leak method
: Inflation of cuff with air by 2 cc syringe till no leak palpable in suprasternal notch in neck area while holding continuous airway
Sponsors
Institute of kidney disease and research centre Institute of Transplantation Sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All children of 3-8 years of age, of either sex, ASA grade I/II posted for open urogenital surgery lasting for duration of 1-4 hrs under general anaesthesia using endotracheal intubation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with predicted difficult airway, airway abnormalities,reactive airway 2.Patients with lung disease, risk of pulmonary aspiration,requiring prolonged ventilation 3.Patients with previous sore throat, hoarseness of voice, respiratory infection in last one week,surgery requiring airway manipulation. 4.Not willing to participate 5.Patients requiring nitrous oxide as anaesthesia gas 6.Not fitting endotracheal tube size as selected by Duracher formula(age/4+3.5)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare percentage of intracuff pressure within recommended range (20-30 cm of H2O) in both groupsTimepoint: Initially and after supraglottic capnometry | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare airway morbidity related to overinflation of cuff like sore throat (assessed at 4 and 6 hrs postoperatively) stridor, croup, laryngospasm (assessed in immediate postoperative period) in both groups.Timepoint: Immediately,4 and 6 hours after surgery | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactNoopur Jani
Institute of Kidney Disease and Research centre,Institute of Transplantation Sciences,Ahmedabad
Outcome results
None listed