A study to assess the effect of thermal softening of endotracheal tube in reducing post operative sore throat
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/03/040813
- Lead Sponsor
- RajaRajeswari Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 270
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who give written informed consent.
Patients aged 18-60 yrs.
Patients scheduled for elective surgery under General anesthesia ( <2hrs)
Patients with ASA (American society of anesthesiologists) grade I & II
Exclusion Criteria
Patients refusing to participate in the study.
Patients having ongoing acute infections.
Patients with preoperative sore throat
Patients with electrolyte abnormalities.
Patients with hepatic and renal dysfunction.
Patients with chronic alcohol abuse.
Patients on long term analgesic therapy.
Patients with history of endocrine disease inclusive of diabetes mellitus.
Morbid obesity, chronic use of steroids or immunosuppressant or recent chemotherapy.
Patients with difficult airway.
Pregnant and lactating patents.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate the effect of thermal softening of endotracheal tube in reducing post operative sore throat. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Sore throat will be evaluated for one hour, six hours and twenty four hours in the post operative period <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate for cough and hoarseness of voice in post operative period. <br/ ><br>side effects(if any) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: One hour, six hours, twenty four hours after surgery