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Endotracheal Extubation With Suctioning Versus Positive Pressure in Children After General Anaesthesia.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Endotracheal Extubation
Registration Number
NCT05489809
Lead Sponsor
Pakistan Navy Station Shifa Hospital
Brief Summary

Comparing extubation of endotracheal tube in children after general anaesthesia by applying suctioning to the endotracheal tube versus applying positive pressure to the endotracheal tube.

Detailed Description

Extubation after general anaesthesia involves removal of the endotracheal tube. This is done by either applying suctioning or applying positive pressure to the endotracheal tube. My study aims at identifying which technique is superior to the other.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • ASA I/II patients
  • either sex
  • consent given
Exclusion Criteria
  • not meeting the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Endotracheal extubation3 months

The intervention will try to identify which technique is better to extubate the patient after general anesthesia.

In literature/anesthesia practice there is no scale, parameter or questionnaire to indicate extubation. However the aim is universally accepted that is to extubate the patient when he/she is hemodynamically stable and able to maintain a patent airway and oxygen saturation while spontaneously breathing and awake.

In my trial, half the number of participants will be extubated by applying suctioning to the endotracheal tube and the remaining will be extubated by applying positive pressure to the endotracheal tube at the end of general anesthesia.

Patients heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, the need for clearing secretions from the airway, and the need for supplemental oxygen at the time of extubation and 3 minutes after extubation will be compared to identify which technique is better in terms of patients airway management.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood pressure3 months

Blood pressure in millimetre of mercury

Oxygen saturation3 months

Oxygen saturation in percentage

Airway suctioning3 months

Number of times suctioning required to clear airway secretions

Supplemental oxygen3 months

Supplemental oxygen in liters per min

Pulse3 months

Heart rate in beats per minute

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

PNS Shifa Hospital

🇵🇰

Karachi, Sind, Pakistan

PNS Shifa Hospital
🇵🇰Karachi, Sind, Pakistan

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