Ropivacaine vs Lidocaine in the Endotracheal Tube Cuff on Post-Operative Sore Throat

Summary

In elective gynecology and general surgery patients age 18 and over requiring endotracheal tube (ETT) intubation, what is the efficacy of ropivacaine 0.5% vs. lidocaine 2% as the medium to inflate the ETT cuff, compared to the standard of air, in reducing the incidence and severity of POST on post-op day one?

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Start

2018-08-01

Primary completion

2018-09-30

Completion

2018-09-30

Publications

• Background Chang YW, Chou YC, Yeh CC, Hu CJ, Hung CJ, Lin CS, Chen TL, Liao CC. Outcomes after major surgery in patients with myasthenia gravis: A nationwide matched cohort study. PLoS One. 2017 Jun 30;12(6):e0180433. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180433. eCollection 2017.
• Background Kumar RD, Hirsch NP. Clinical evaluation of stethoscope-guided inflation of tracheal tube cuffs. Anaesthesia. 2011 Nov;66(11):1012-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06853.x. Epub 2011 Aug 18.
• Background Navarro RM, Baughman VL. Lidocaine in the endotracheal tube cuff reduces postoperative sore throat. J Clin Anesth. 1997 Aug;9(5):394-7. doi: 10.1016/s0952-8180(97)00068-8.
• Background Ferreira-Valente MA, Pais-Ribeiro JL, Jensen MP. Validity of four pain intensity rating scales. Pain. 2011 Oct;152(10):2399-2404. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.07.005.
• Background Lam F, Lin YC, Tsai HC, Chen TL, Tam KW, Chen CY. Effect of Intracuff Lidocaine on Postoperative Sore Throat and the Emergence Phenomenon: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. PLoS One. 2015 Aug 19;10(8):e0136184. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136184. eCollection 2015.

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