Comparison of the Vocal Cord Imaging Techniques After Thyroidectomy

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Completed

• Conditions: Thyroid Nodule

• Registration Number: NCT02410928
• Lead Sponsor: Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

Recurrent nerve palsy is a complication of thyroidectomy. Most surgeons want to visualize the vocal cords after tyroidectomy. The aim is to compare the direct laringoscopy, videolaringoscopy, fiberoptic laringoscopy and ultrasonography methods in terms of efficacy, duration and hemodynamic responses during the procedure.

Detailed Description

The vocal cord will be visualised after the extubation with one of the following methods:

direct laringoscopy videolaringoscopy fiberoptic laringoscopy ultrasonography The of efficacy of the method (0= not able to visualize the vocal cords, 1= the vocal cords were visualized) duration of the procedure and hemodynamic responses (heart rate, mean arterial pressure) during the procedure will be compared between the groups.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2015-02
• Study First Submitted: 2015-02-14
• Study Start: 2015-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-04-02
• Study First Posted: 2015-04-08
• Primary Completion: 2015-06
• Study Completion: 2015-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-09-10
• Last Update Posted: 2017-09-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

• Benign or malignant thyroid pathology

Exclusion Criteria

• anticipated difficult intubation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
duration of the procedure	10 min after extubation	the duration of the vocal cord examination
mean arterial pressure	10 min after extubation	the mean arterial pressure will be measured after extubation
heart rate	10 min after extubation	the heart rate will be measured after extubation
peripheal oxygen saturation	10 min after extubation	the peripheal oxygen saturation will be measured after extubation
visualisation of the vocal cords	1 min after extubation	the vocal cords will be examined after extubation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
hypertention	5 minutes after the extubation	mean arterial pressure \>20% from baseline value
tachycardia	5 minutes after the extubation	heart rate \>20% from baseline value
laceration	5 minutes after the extubation	blood detected on the blade/fiber optic scope, or macroscopic blood on the oral nasal mucosa
teeht damage	5 minutes after the extubation	broken teeht

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Teaching and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey