The Effect of Saline Flush after Rocoronium Bolus on the Proportion of Patients with Excellent Intubating Conditions in Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery at AKUH-N

The Effect of Saline Flush after Rocoronium Bolus on the Proportion of Patients with Excellent Intubating Conditions in Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery Under General Anaesthesia at AKUH-N

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201810651874628

Enrollment

Registered

2018-10-22

Start date

2018-12-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

saline flush 20mls

no saline flush group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients will be between 18-65 years scheduled for non-emergent surgery under general anaesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation. All patients fitting the inclusion criteria will be required to give voluntary and informed consent to be eligible to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients whowill decline consent to participate in the study. Patients known to have an allergy to rocuronium or any other of the study drugs. Patients scheduled for emergency surgery. Patients known to have a difficult airway (from previous anaesthetic notes or history) or suspected to have a difficult airway (including a body mass index (BMI) above 35kg/m2) during the anaesthesia review. Patients with heart failure or chronic liver disease and pregnant patients will be excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Proportion of patients with excellent intubating conditions at one minute assessed by the Goldberg scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The effect of saline flush after 0.6 milligrams per kilogram intravenous Rocuronium on the onset time of Rocuronium	—

Countries

Kenya

Contacts

Public Contactian odari

resident doctor

ian.odari@aku.edu+254712568585

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026