The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of head position on prevent the emergence cough followed by endotracheal extubation.
During endotrachl intubaion, the sniffing postion is most commonly recommended. However, the head position to reduce the emergence cough followed by endotracheal extubation was not confirmed yet. Considering the endotracheal tube vector, head elevation with pillow is thought to be acceptable more.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
72
During emergence, head is kept on bed without pillow.
During emergence, head is kept on pillow.
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine
Suwon, South Korea
The severity of cough
0: no cough, 1:single 2: more than one episode of non-sustained cough, 3: sustained and repetitive cough
Time frame: during extubation
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