Comparison of ease of frozen Ryles tube insertion versus normal Ryles tube insertion in anesthetized patients.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/06/034012
- Lead Sponsor
- one
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
ASA grade I-IV aged above 18yrs
patient scheduled to undergo elective surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation and need a nasogastric tube as a usual course of management.
a patient whose trachea is intubated under chemical paralysis, needing a nasogastric tube placement
Exclusion Criteria
presence of nasal mass, nasal stenosis
history of corrosive poisoning
uncontrolled bleeding diathesis
recent radiotherapy to head and neck
presence of cleft lip or palate
significant deviated nasal septum
esophageal stricture and varices
base of skull fracture
patient who will not require x-ray in their usual course of management
pregnant lactating mother
patients not willing to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method to determine first attempt success rate of nasogastric intubation with positive whoosh test (auscultation while injecting air) <br/ ><br>to determine the overall success rate of nasogastric intubation by radiological confirmation with plain xray (tube tip below T12) time24hrsTimepoint: At baseline and within 24hours
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of insertion of tube with selected technique and complications if anyTimepoint: At baseline