Comparison of the effect of betamethasone gel versus lignocaine jelly for lubrication of the endotracheal tube on postoperative sorethroat,cough and hoarseness of voice and hence find a better agent to reduce the occurrence of postoperative airway complications thereby reducing morbidity
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- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/06/043377
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anaesthesiology SMS Medical college and Attached Hospitals
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients of ASA grade I and II
2.Patients undergoing elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation (Duration less than 3 hours)
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients not willing to participate in the study
2.Surgeries of oral cavity and pharynx
3.Anticipated difficult airway
4.More than 2 attempts at intubation
5.Use of nasogastric or orogastric tube perioperatively
6.Patients with upper respiratory tract infection
7.Patients on steroids
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cases with postoperative sore throatTimepoint: 1,6,12 and 24 hours after extubation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cases with postoperative cough and hoarseness of voiceTimepoint: 1,6,12 and 24 hours after extubation;Hemodynamic parameters HR,SBP,DBP,MAPTimepoint: baseline,before intubation,after intubation every 5 min till 15 minutes,then every 15 min upto 120 minutes,at reversal of neuromuscular block,at the time of extubation,every 2 min till 8 minutes,then every 5 min upto 30 minutes;Occurrence of laryngospasm,bronchospasmTimepoint: during and after extubation