Effects of Drinking at PACU Discharge After General Anaesthesia With Airway Control on Aspiration, Vomiting and Patients Comfort

Effects of Drinking at PACU Discharge After General Anaesthesia With Airway Control on Aspiration, Vomiting and Patients Comfort.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02193737

Acronym

I-DRINC

Enrollment

1555

Registered

2014-07-18

Start date

2014-05-13

Completion date

2016-09-01

Last updated

2020-04-14

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Conditions

Scheduled General Anaesthesia With Airway Control

Brief summary

National guidelines about post-operative fasting after general anesthesia are missing. Current clinical practices are highly variable and no study has ever evaluated on a large scale the real risk of an early drinks recovery in postoperative period. The aim of this study is to state the impact of early drinks recovery after general anesthesia with laryngeal mask or endotracheal intubation on the risk of aspiration.

Interventions

PROCEDUREEarly oral fluid recovery.

PROCEDUREDelayed oral fluid recovery.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

* Scheduled surgery * General anaesthesia with laryngeal mask or endotracheal intubation. * Length of surgery \< 4 hours

Exclusion criteria

* Emergency surgery * Intra-cranial, cervical or Ear, Nose and Throat surgery * Guts surgery with guts anastomosis. * Glottic topical anesthesia * Patient with nasogastric tube * Aspiration during surgery or during PACU stay

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
To determine if early oral fluid recovery after an elective surgery under general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation or laryngeal mask increasethe incidence of cough during swallowing, ie aspiration.	1min	During first swallowing, patients will be observed to establish if cough occurs during this first swallowing.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
To determine if early oral fluid recovery (i.e patient discharged of PACU) after general anaesthesia increases post-operative vomiting during first hour and patient comfort rated on a 10 points scale.	1 hour	During a one-hour period after first swallowing, patients will be looked after for any vomiting. At the end of day, patients will be asked to rate their postoperative comfort on a 10 points scale.

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026