Effect of Intraoperative Neuromuscular Blockade on Postoperative Sore Throat and Hoarseness

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sore Throat

Treatments: Drug: Rocuronium

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03397797

20170605/10-2017-6/063

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigators assess and compare postoperative sore throat and hoarseness in the group using the muscle relaxant and not using it during the operation.

Full description

The muscle relaxant is usually used during the operation to maintain moderate relaxation but, it can't be used in the surgery to need eletrophysiological monitoring during the operation. In this sturdy, the investigators assess the postoperative sore throat and hoarseness and compare the effect of muscle relaxant in the group using the muscle relaxant and not using it in terms of the incidence and severity of postoperative sore throat and hoarseness.

Enrollment: 117 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

• patients scheduled to undergo elective lumbar spinal surgery Exclusion criteria
• known or predicted difficult airway
• neuromuscular diseases
• hepatic or renal dysfunction
• diseases or anatomical abnormalities in the neck, larynx, or pharynx
• requirement for postoperative mechanical ventilation

Trial design

117 participants in 2 patient groups

Group with muscle relaxant

Description:

Rocuronium is used during the operation to maintain moderate relaxation.

Treatment:

Drug: Rocuronium

Group without muscle relaxant

Description:

Rocuronium is not used during the operation for the eletrophysiological monitoring.