Use of ultrasound to measure the volume of tonsils in children undergoing tonsillectomy surgery and correlate the ultrasound findings with STUBR ( snoring, trouble-breathing, Un-refreshed)score and actual tonsil size to predict postoperative respiratory complications

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/04/024694
• Lead Sponsor: ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Brief Summary

Tonsillectomy is one of the commonest surgical procedures performed in pediatric population. Indication of tonsillectomy ranges from recurrent tonsillitis to obstructive sleep apnoea. Management of such patients is often challenging for the anaesthetists, especially in children with obstructive sleep apnoea. The children undergoing tonsillectomy are at increased risk of postoperative respiratory complications. Therefore, It becomes imperative to predict anticipated complications in advance to improve post-operartve outcome. Ultrasound, an easily accessible, non-invasive tool, can be used to measure tonsillar volume in children undergoing tonsillectomy. so, we aim to measure tonsillar volume with ultrasound and correlate it with STUBR ( snoring, trouble-breathing, unrefreshed) score to predict post-operative respiratory complications.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-01-05
• Last Update Posted: 2021-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

pediatric recurrent tonsillitis patients with or without OSA (obstructive sleep apnoea) undergoing tonsillectomy alone.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects aged more than 14 2) Subjects undergoing adenoidectomy along with tonsillectomy 3) Subjects not willing for surgery.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ultrasound assisted tonsillar measurement and its correlation with STUBR (Snoring, trouble breathing, un-Refreshed) Score to predict post-operative respiratory complications in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy	up to 12 hours after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess role of ultrasound in reducing postoperative respiratory complications in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy	up to 12 hours after surgery
To study and compare ultrasound assisted tonsillar measurement with actual tonsillar size in children undergoing tonsillectomy.	once tonsil specimen is available during surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

AIIMS, New Delhi; 🇮🇳 West, DELHI, India

AIIMS, New Delhi

🇮🇳West, DELHI, India

puneet khanna

Principal investigator

9873106516

k.punit@yahoo.com