Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Zinc tablet: Giving zinc premedication to patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal tube
Control Intervention1: Placebo: Giving placebo tablet to patients u
Sponsors
Manipal hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: American society of anesthesiologists grade 1 and 2 aged 18-60 years, posted for surgeries lasting greater than 1 hour and less than 6 hour duration under general anesthesia requiring tracheal intubation will be included for the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Smokers 2. Pregnant patients 3. Patients with recent history of sore throat 4. Malampatti grade greater than 2 5. Patients with zinc allergy 6. Traumatic or more than one attempt of intubation 7. Cormack-lehane score 3 and 4
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary aim of our study will be to assess the incidence of POST at 4 hours after surgery after zinc 40mg premedicationTimepoint: Primary aim of our study will be to assess the incidence of POST at 4 hours after surgery after zinc 40mg premedication | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NilTimepoint: Nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDR VISHWANATH SIDDINI
MANIPAL HOSPITALS OLD AIRPORT ROAD
Outcome results
None listed