se of laryngoscope with video to reducecomplications of echocardiography (performed by food pipe) probe insertion: AMulticenter Study.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/01/039313
- Lead Sponsor
- none
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery who require trans esophageal echocardiography (TEE) monitoring
Exclusion Criteria
1. Contraindications for TEE
2. Anticipated/ unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation, trauma during tracheal
intubation
3. Patients with sore throat, oropharyngeal infection or neck pain
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Video laryngoscope for TEE probe insertion as compared to conventional blind technique. <br/ ><br>ïâ??¨ Outcome measures <br/ ><br>The primary end point of the study will be incidence of oropharyngeal injury. The <br/ ><br>secondary end points will be number of attempts required for TEE probe insertion. Also, <br/ ><br>the variations of esophageal opening in relation to larynx will be documented. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: After cardiac surgery is completed, TEE probe will be removed and any injuries will be documented
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The <br/ ><br>secondary end points will be number of attempts required for TEE probe insertion. Also, <br/ ><br>the variations of esophageal opening in relation to larynx will be documented.Timepoint: During TEE probe insertion at 1 point of time