EndoTracheal Tube cuff pressure variation with head rotatio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/03/032144
- Lead Sponsor
- Kidwai Cancer Institute
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 308
Inclusion Criteria
Patients consenting for the study
Patients of ASA grade I & II.
Elective oncological surgery under general anesthesia.
Patients with only one attempt of intubation
Exclusion Criteria
Patient not willing to give informed consent
History of difficult intubation
Any contra-indication to the use of nitrous oxide.
Limited neck movement and neck pain
Any alteration in nitrous concentration during surgery (signs of bronchospasm)
Tracheostomized patients
Anticipated difficult airway
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in cuff pressure based on the direction of head rotation (toward the same side vs. opposite side of tube fixation) in mechanically ventilated patients.Timepoint: 3 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine if cuff pressure is within the recommended range of 20â??30 cmH2O, when inflated using the palpation method. <br/ ><br>Effect of inspired nitrous oxide concentration on the endotracheal cuff pressure in patients undergoing General Anaesthesia.Timepoint: 3 years