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A comparison of method of stomach drainage tube via nose in anaesthetised patients

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Calculus of gallbladder and bile duct with cholecystitis, (2) ICD-10 Condition: K819||Cholecystitis, unspecified, (3) ICD-10 Condition: K631||Perforation of intestine (nontraumatic), (4) ICD-10 Condition: K37||Unspecified appendicitis,
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/04/051419
Lead Sponsor
Deen Dayal Upadhayay Hospital
Brief Summary

This prospective, randomized clinicalcomparative study will be conducted after obtaining approval from ScientificResearch Committee and the Institutional Ethics Committee and written informedconsent of patients. One hundred and thirty-five patients fulfilling theinclusion criteria, scheduled for surgery under general anaesthesia withorotracheal intubation requiring NGT insertion will be enrolled in the study.Patients will be allocated to one of the three study groups afterrandomization.In Group Cnasogastric tube is inserted with headin neutral position, Group L patient head turned towards selected lateralposition and in Group S we lift the cricoid cartilage of the patientanteriorly. The three will be compared with respect to rate of successful insertion,time required for insertion, hemodynamic variables during the insertion andcomplications if any.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
135
Inclusion Criteria

All patients of ASA I and II category undergoing surgery under GA with oro-tracheal intubation requiring Nasogastric tube insertion.

Exclusion Criteria

1.H/o of Head injury, Neck Trauma 2.k/c/o Coagulopathy 3.k/c/o Nasopharyngeal, esophageal pathology 4.Facial deformity 5.H/o Head & Neck Radiotherapy 6.On anti-coagulant drugs.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To study and compare the success rate of nasogastric tube insertion.At the time of Nasogastric tube insertion confirmation by auscultation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To study and compare the following parameters1.Ease of insertion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Deen Dayal Upadhayay Hospital, Delhi

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West, DELHI, India

Deen Dayal Upadhayay Hospital, Delhi
🇮🇳West, DELHI, India
Dr Ajay Kumar
Principal investigator
9718990114
ajayannu@gmail.com

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