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Early Oral Hydration After Thoracoscopic Surgery

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Anesthesia
Intubation Complication
Interventions
Behavioral: Oral hydration
Registration Number
NCT06297720
Lead Sponsor
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety and feasibility of early oral hydration in patients receiving video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery after general anesthesia. The main questions aims to answer:

* the safety and feasibility of oral hydration supplementation in the recovery room following general anesthesia.

* the degree of improvement in sore throat and dry mouth after oral hydration.

* the side effects and risks of oral hydration supplementation, such as the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting.

* the impact of oral hydration supplementation in the recovery room following general anesthesia on hemodynamics.

* patient satisfaction with oral hydration supplementation in the recovery room following general anesthesia.

Participants will receive a series of oral hydration from swab moistening, and ice cube hydration to water hydration in the recovery room. Researchers will compare with the standard, no-hydration group to see if it is safe and feasible to hydrate patients in the recovery room.

Detailed Description

Anesthesiologists assess the removal of the endotracheal tube post-surgery and the patient is then transferred to the recovery room for rest. The principal investigator will evaluate the consciousness status and risk of nausea and vomiting to confirm eligibility for the trial. Subsequently, the following grouping will be conducted:

1. Experimental group

* First, moisten the patient's throat with a cotton swab dipped in water. If no nausea or vomiting occurs after five minutes, proceed to the next stage.

* Provide an ice cube for the patient to hold in their mouth. If no nausea or vomiting occurs after ten minutes, proceed to the next stage.

* Offer 10-20ml water for the patient to drink under medical supervision. If no nausea or vomiting occurs and the patient requests more water, administer 10-20ml of water every ten minutes, assessing for any adverse effects each time. The total water intake should not exceed 500ml.

2. Comparison group - standard care without any intervention

Evaluate the level of throat pain using VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) score, the incidence, timing, frequency of post-operative nausea and vomiting, the level of mouth dryness, the satisfaction of patients in recovery room, and the vital signs.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • Males and females aged 18 to 70.
  • Anesthesia physical status classification III or below
  • Body Mass Index 30 or below
  • Elective video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pre-operative throat pain
  • Impaired mental status
  • Tendency to choke (inc. dysphagia, stroke hx.)
  • Nil Per Os (NPO) less than 8 hours
  • Pregnancy
  • Nausea and vomiting in Operating room or Post-anesthesia care unit

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Oral hydrationOral hydrationwet swab-ice cube-small amount of water
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mouth drynessFrom patient arrived at the PACU (Postanesthesia Care Unit) to patient being discharged, about 1-3 hours

Modified Schirmer tear strip test

sore throat level by VAS (Visual Analogue Scale)From patient arrived at the PACU (Postanesthesia Care Unit) to patient being discharged, about 1-3 hours

sore throat level by VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) measured by 0-10 point-scale

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV)From patient been sent to PACU (Postanesthesia Care Unit) until discharge, about 1-3 hours

PONV exist or not

Blood pressure in PACU (Postanesthesia Care Unit)From patient been sent to PACU (Postanesthesia Care Unit) until discharge in every 5 minutes, about 1-3 hours

Blood pressure (mmHg) in PACU (Postanesthesia Care Unit)

Heart Rate in PACU (Postanesthesia Care Unit)From patient been sent to PACU (Postanesthesia Care Unit) until discharge in every 5 minutes, about 1-3 hours

Heart Rate (/min) in PACU (Postanesthesia Care Unit)

Patient's satisfactionThrough study completion, before patients leaving PACU (Postanesthesia Care Unit)

Patient's satisfaction measured by Likert scale (1-5)

timing of post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV)From patient been sent to PACU (Postanesthesia Care Unit) until discharge, about 1-3 hours

PONV or not, if yes, record timing

duration of post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV)From patient been sent to PACU (Postanesthesia Care Unit) until discharge, about 1-3 hours

PONV or not, if yes, record duration

management of post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV)From patient been sent to PACU (Postanesthesia Care Unit) until discharge, about 1-3 hours

PONV or not, if yes, record management

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ChangGung MH

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Taoyuan, Taiwan

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