Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Endotracheal tube insertion with bevel facing lateral (left) direction: We will intubate the patient with endnotracheal tube facing towards lateral (left) direction and follow up for p
Sponsors
Department of anaesthesia sawai man Singh medical college Jaipur
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient of either sex undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia, requiring endotracheal intubation. 2. Patient willing to give informed and written consent. 3. Surgeries in supine position. 4. Age above 18 years. 5. American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status class of I II.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients for whom anaesthesia duration is of more than 3 hours. 2. Body mass index more than or equal to 30 kg/ m2 3. Have a thyromental distance of less than 6.5 cm. 4. Mallampati class III or IV 5. Inter-incisor gap less than 3 finger. 6. Have a history of recent upper respiratory infection or sore throat within 7 days before surgery. 7. Taking steroid medications 8. Pregnant females
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess and compare the presence of Postoperative sore throat using visual analog scale(0-100) between the 2 groups( lateral versus dorsal).Timepoint: At 3 hour, 10 hour, 24 hour | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To assess and compare the degree of resistance during the tube insertion using numerical rating scale(0,1,2,3) between the two groups. 2. To assess and compare the proportion of Postoperative hoarseness using a numerical rating scale(0,1,2,3) between the two groups. 3. To Assess and compare other airway related complications such as cough between the two groups.Timepoint: At 3 hour, 10 hour, 24 hour | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Suchitra
SMS medical college and hospital Jaipur
Outcome results
None listed