Anesthesia Intubation Complication, Intubation Complication, Sore Throat
Conditions
Keywords
intubation, anesthesia, corticosteroids, lidocaine, complication of intubation
Brief summary
This study aims to compare effects of two different agents on complications due to tracheal tube cuff in pediatric patients. Sore throat, hoarseness, laryngospasm, bronchospasm are the main complications.
Detailed description
In the literature there were studies about both local anesthetic agents and topical steroids and different densities of saline which were applied to decrease airway complications. In this study researchers intended to compare effects of local anesthetic agents and topical steroids applying around tracheal tube on airway complications which may occur in the first 24 hours after surgery. All pediatric patients scheduled for elective surgery will be recruited. enrolled patients will randomly assigned in to three groups: Control group, local anesthetic group and topical steroid group.
Interventions
lidocaine will be apply on the cuff
mometasone spray will be applied on the cuff
Sponsors
Derince Training and Research Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Being ages between 2 and 18 * undergoing elective surgery * intubated patients over 1 hour * ASA(American Society of Anesthesiologists) Class I-II patients
Exclusion criteria
* Urgent surgeries * Tonsillectomies, adenoidectomies ..etc, operations that causes sore throat due to the operation area.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual analog scale (VAS) for pain | 1 hour | Self Reported VAS at postoperative unit. VAS 0 is no pain VAS 10 is pain as bad as can be |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed