To compare the change in the cuff that is present on the endotracheal tube used in general anaesthesia in a patient posted for open abdominal surgery, laparoscopic surgeries that require head up and laparoscopic surgeries that require head down position.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R190- Intra-abdominal and pelvic swelling, mass and lump
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/05/019111
- Lead Sponsor
- St Johns Medical College Hospital Sarjapur
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients aged 18-59years.
2.Either sex.
3.American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) status 1 and 2
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patient refusal.
2.Body mass index >30
3.Patients with ongoing upper respiratory tract infection
4.Throat packs and lubricant jellies on endotracheal tubes
5.Laparoscopy converted to open surgery
6.Those with anticipated difficult intubation
7.More than 2 attempts of intubation.
8.Patients with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the endotracheal tube cuff pressure changes in laparoscopic vs open abdominal surgeries <br/ ><br>Timepoint: T1: Immediately after intubation <br/ ><br>T2:Every five minutes after intubation for the 1st hour <br/ ><br>T3: every 30 minutes thereafter <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the incidence of postoperative sore throat, cough and hoarseness in the two groupsTimepoint: T1: 15 minutes postoperatively <br/ ><br>T2: 30 Minutes postoperatively <br/ ><br>T3: 1 hour postoperatively <br/ ><br>T4: 6 hours postoperatively <br/ ><br>T5: 12 hours postoperatively <br/ ><br>T6: 24 hours postoperatively <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>