Triamcinolone Paste to Reduce the Incidence of Postoperative Sore Throat

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether triamcinolone paste applied over tracheal tube is effective to reduce the incidence of postoperative sore throat after tracheal intubation.

• Phase: N/A

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Soonchunhyang University Hospital
• Treatments: Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Triamcinolone; Triamcinolone Acetonide; Triamcinolone diacetate; Triamcinolone hexacetonide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA physical status I-II, aged between 20 and 70 years

• scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria:

• recent respiratory tract infection or sore throat

• who were using analgesics or steroid preoperatively

• who have risk factors for oral cavity infection

• the surgical duration < 60 minutes or > 300 minutes