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Study aim
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This study aimed to highlight the role of preoperative usage of epinephrine 1:1000 combined with lidocaine as nebulization session before induction of anesthesia in patients with isolated mandibular fracture undergoing elective fixation with nasotracheal intubation.
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Design
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prospective, randomized, single blinded, controlled trial
single center, parallel 2 groups
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Settings and conduct
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This randomised, prospective study performed in Ain shams university hospitals over 126 Patients ASA I and ASA II, trauma patients who suffered isolated mandibular fractures and necessitated nasal intubation during general anesthesia. The patients were randomly assigned to one of two equal groups: nasal Lidocaine drops followed by Oxymetazoline nasal drops group (OL) or Epinephrine mixed with Lidocaine as nebulization session (EL) group.
An anesthesiologist not sharing in the study performed the nasal intubation.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Cases with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classes I and II, scheduled for elective oral isolated mandibular fracture open reduction surgeries requiring NTI, were selected.patients with nasal abnormality and using some medications interfering with the study were excluded
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Intervention groups
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Group (EL) (63 patients) received a session of nebulization in the pre-induction area, consisting of 1 ml epinephrine (1:1000, 1 mg added to 9 ml of normal saline, then 1 ml of that put in nebulization cup + 2 ml lidocaine 2%), nebulized prior to the induction of anesthesia.
Group OL (63 patients): These patients received five drops of lidocaine hydrochloride using a prefilled dropper, followed by six drops of hydrochloride Oxymetazoline (Otrivin adult nasal drops 0.1%,in each nostril in the pre-induction room just before the induction of anesthesia.
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Main outcome variables
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incidence of epistaxis during the intubation and its effect on intubation time