Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Ain Shams University Faculty of medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Patients belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II. • Age group (= 20-=60 years). • Both sexes.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status = III. • Age less than 20 and more than 60 years. • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to dexamthasone or ketamine. • Difficult intubation (Mallampati> III) or multiple trials of intubation. • Duration of operation less than 30 minutes. • Suction more than once under vision. • Heavy smokers (20 packs /week). • Pre-existing sore throat or respiratory tract infection within 2 weeks. • Patients with oesophageal pathologies. • Patients with history of laryngeal or pharyngeal surgery. • Patients on long administration of steroids.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| incidence and severity of postoperative sore throat after surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the incidence of odynophagia, hoarseness of voice, and postoperative nausea and vomiting after surgery. | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactAyatallah Hosny Kamal
assistant lecturer of anaesthesia and intensive care faculty of medicine Ain Shams University
Outcome results
None listed