Preventing postoperative sore throat in pediatrics.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Surgery; Paediatrics; postoperative sore throat; Anaesthesia

• Registration Number: PACTR201805003375250
• Lead Sponsor: Ain shams university , faculty of medicine

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

6 to 16 yrs.
ASA physical status I and II
either sex undergoing surgeries
supine position under general anesthesia lasting for more than one hour.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with Mallampati class > 2
pre-operative sore throat, upper respiratory tract infection, allergy to study drug
recent history of NSAID medications asthmatics
those who require more than two attempts at intubation
surgeries requiring nasogastric tube and throat pack insertion
duration of surgery >3 hrs.
surgeries in lateral and prone position

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome of the study was the incidence and severity of POST at 4 h. post-operatively in pediatric patients undergoing surgery of duration of up to 1 h. under general anesthesia (GA).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The secondary outcomes included evaluation of side-effects including nausea, vomiting, Incidence of postoperative hoarseness of voice and Postoperative sedation score.