Active clinical trials for "Pharyngitis"

The primary purpose of this clinical investigation is to establish the performance of the GenePOC Strep A, C/G assay on the revogene. This will be achieved by comparing the test to a conventional method for detection of Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus (GAS) and pyogenic Group C and G β-hemolytic Streptococcus (GCS/GGS) in throat swab samples.

Postoperative sore throat is a complication of orotracheal intubation. The aim of our study was to assess the impact of videolaryngoscopy on postoperative sore throat during the first 24 hours following surgery. This was a prospective, randomized study, over a period of 9 months. The investigators included 136 patients with non-difficult airway, classified ASA I to III and over 18 years old. The patients were randomized into 2 groups: the VL group including 70 patients intubated with direct laryngoscopy and the LD group including 66 patients intubated with videolaryngoscopy.

The aim of this study is to compare the incidence of postoperative sore throat after intubation with two different types of laryngoscopes.

This is a study to to compare traditional fibre wound swabs to more recently developed flocked swabs for the identification of Group A streptococcal pharyngitis in children presenting to a children's emergency department.

In this study we compared the intubation success, time needed for intubation, subglottic damage, postoperaitve sore throat, hoarseness and hemodynamic response to orotracheal intubation using three different intubation stylets with C-MAC R videolaryngoscope D- blade.

This a comparative, open label, parallel group, non interventional study which compares the tolerability and influence of Ectoin containing Lozenges to saline solution and lozenges containing hyaluronic acid for the treatment of acute viral Pharyngitis. The observation takes place over a period of 7 days. Response to treatment is recorded at day 1 and day 7 by the physician and by the patient in a dairy.

Postoperative sore throat is a complication after general anesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation. The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of lidocaine jelly application on the endotracheal tube with taper-shaped cuff regarding postoperative sore throat.

Investigators assess and compare postoperative sore throat and hoarseness in the group maintaining moderate relaxation and deep relaxation during operation.

Endotracheal tubes (ETT) and laryngeal mask airways (LMA) are devices used to help breathing whilst patients are asleep for surgery. Children may have a more satisfying experience if the rate of of post operative sore throat (POST) and hoarseness (PH) could be reduced. The incidence of POST and PH may be as high as 42% in children undergoing anesthesia. ETTs and LMAs require inflation of a cuff after insertion to obtain a seal to a patient's airway for them to be effective. It is recommended that cuff pressures are checked after insertion and inflation with a pressure checking device but this does not occur in all routine anesthetic practice. Overinflation of these cuffs may cause damage to the airway by exerting pressure on surrounding structures. Studies have shown both children and adults to have increased risk of POST with higher LMA pressure. The number of times it takes to successfully insert a LMA has also been associated with POST as has female gender and older age. Similarly to LMAs, multiple insertion attempts of ETT insertion, female gender and a larger size are more likely to cause POST and PH. Although patients with uncuffed have a higher incidence of POST than those with a cuffed ETT, when using cuffed tubes ETT, POST occurs more often as cuff pressure increases and should therefore be routinely measured. The location of a patient's sore throat may vary. It may be intermittent or constant, or described as difficulty in swallowing, painful swallowing or hoarse voice and may there may be difference locations within the throat. In the current literature there is no one definition of what constitutes a sore throat or how or when it should be measured. The hypothesis is that occurrence and severity of POST could be determined by various factors other than the pressure of the cuff alone. In particular, the pressure of cuff, the duration of anesthesia, the airway manipulations, could all be factors determining the occurrence of postoperative sore throat. Based on the above hypothesis, Investigators planed to perform a prospective cohort study. Aims: to determine the occurrence and severity of post-anaesthesia sore throat in children undergoing surgical procedures with LMA or ETT placement. If clear factors are demonstrated for POST and PH in pediatric population then measures can be taken to reduce them and thereby improve outcome and patient satisfaction.

Post-operative sore throat (POST) ranks as the 8th most undesirable effect in the post-operative period and is noted by up to 90% of patients receiving an endotracheal tube. [1-3] This study aims to show that a simple 5 minute preoperative and intraoperative osteopathic medical manipulation protocol can decrease the severity and or the incidence of post-operative sore throat thereby decreasing morbidity and increasing patient satisfaction and return to daily life.