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Comparison between endotracheal cuff inflation techniques and post operative laryngotracheal complaints

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: PCS- Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/12/029991
Lead Sponsor
Dr Jinu Joy
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Undergoing elective surgeries of less than 180 minutes duration

Exclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing head and neck surgery,

Patients with tracheostomy,

More than 2 attempts at intubation â?? anticipated difficult airway,

Use of nasogastric tube or throat packs,

Patients with upper respiratory tract infection

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare the postoperative laryngotracheal morbidity on three different endotracheal cuff inflation techniques - Just seal method, constant pressure method and stethoscope guided method. And to assess the incidence of post intubation airway complications like sore throat, cough, hoarseness, dysphoniaTimepoint: Cuff volume in noted at the time of induction and cuff volume out measured before extubation and intracuff pressure will be monitored hourly throughout intraoperative period
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess the incidence of post intubation airway complications like sore throat, cough, hoarseness, dysphoniaTimepoint: the above mentioned will be monitored for 24 hours postoperatively at 1 hour, 6 hour and 24 hour intervals.
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