Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ASA 1 and 2 patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia, requiring endotracheal intubation. Estimated duration of surgery being 30 minutes to 3 hours.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal. Requirement of post-operative mechanical ventilation. Anticipated difficult airway. Pregnant patients. Patients planned for extubation under deep planes of anesthesia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to tracheal extubation from application of surgical dressing, in minutes.Timepoint: Time period measured between application of surgical dressing and removal of endotracheal tube after patient meets extubation criteria. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to patient shift out of operating room from tracheal extubation.Timepoint: Time period measured between tracheal extubation and patient leaving the operating room to the post-anaesthesia care unit.;Adverse events, if anyTimepoint: up to twenty four hours after extubation. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar