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Evaluation of the use of nasal cannula after the correction surgery of facial discrepancies: passage of air and patient's discomfort

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Respiratory discomfort in patients in the immediate postoperative period of orthognathic surgeryOrthognathic Surgery
Palatine Fissure
Rhinomanometry
C05.500.460.185
Registration Number
RBR-57gtfg
Lead Sponsor
Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

In this study, 30 patients with repaired cleft palate and / or lip submitted to orthognathic surgery with Le Fort I type osteotomy and bilateral mandibular sagittal osteotomy performed by a single mandibular maxillofacial surgeon from the Hospital for the Rehabilitation of Anomalies Craniofacial of the University of São Paulo (HRAC / USP) of Bauru-SP.
Age between 18 and 45 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Present cognitive deficit according to medical records;
To present important intraoperative events in the intraoperative period and the first 24 postoperative hours, such as:
Bleeding;
Duration of surgery beyond 3 hours;
Unwanted jaw fracture;
Airway of difficult intubation (malampat 4, short neck, severe jaw deficiency, deficiency in cervical extension and difficulty in visual access of epiglottis in intubation);
Selective intubation;
Pulmonary problems due to intubation (pulmonary auscultation suggestive of atelectasis and barotraumas).

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Difference, in the immediate postoperative period, between the recovery of patients with nasopharyngeal cannula use and without the use of it. Regarding discomfort and permeability, the evaluations were performed in two different moments (6 and 24 hours postoperatively), through rhinomanometry, mirror test and visual analogue ladder.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
o side effects expected
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