Cough Reflex after Intubation (CRAIn)
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- IntubationDysphagiaCoronary Artery Bypass GraftingSurgery - Other surgeryCardiovascular - Coronary heart disease
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12614000917639
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Canterbury
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Adults undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Exclusion Criteria
Patients having valve replacement, history of dysphagia, head and neck cancer or neurological condition, abnormal cough reflex at baseline
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Return of reflexive cough as measured by a cough present at baseline CRT level.[Within two hours after extubation and approximately every 12 hours after until cough returned]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method il[Nil]