Comparison between the Reverse Sellick’s and SORT Manoeuvres of Nasogastric Tube Insertion in Anaesthetised, Intubated, Adult Patients- A Randomised Clinical Study

Introduction: In the perioperative period and critical care unit, Nasogastric Tube (NGT) placement is a simple procedure which turns in to a difficult one in anaesthetised, intubated patient. The SORT manoeuvre (a combination of Sniffing position, Orientation of nasogastric tube, Rotating the patien...

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Main Authors: Debdeep Chakraborty, Sanjay Maitra, Jayanta Chakraborty, Mohanchandra Mandal
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Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2022-06-01
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description Introduction: In the perioperative period and critical care unit, Nasogastric Tube (NGT) placement is a simple procedure which turns in to a difficult one in anaesthetised, intubated patient. The SORT manoeuvre (a combination of Sniffing position, Orientation of nasogastric tube, Rotating the patient’s head to the contralateral side and Twisting movements of operator’s hand) has been studied sparingly. Reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre is a commonly applied method for NGT placement where cricoid cartilage is lifted by the performer with non dominant hand during placement of NGT. Aim: To ascertain the success rate of SORT manoeuvre in comparison with the reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre for NGT placement in anaesthetised and intubated adults. Materials and Methods: This single-blinded, randomised study was conducted in N.R.S. Medical College and Hospital (tertiary care centre), Kolkata, West Bengal, India, from March 2020 to August 2021. Total 102 adults patients, scheduled for abdominal surgeries under general anaesthesia with intubation, were included. The patients received NGT placement either by applying reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre (group A, n=51) or using SORT manoeuvre (group B, n=51), following a random allocation method. The number and percentage of patients having successful NGT placement within first attempt in each group was recorded. The time to perform the procedure and any incidence of adverse event were recorded. Quantitative variables were compared using Independent t-test between the two groups. Qualitative variables were compared using Chi-square test/Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate. A p-value ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Successful placement of NGT within single attempt was feasible in 48 (94.1%) patients using the SORT manoeuvre in contrast with 38 (74.5%) applying the reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre (p-value=0.006). Longer procedure time was observed with the SORT manoeuvre compared to the reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre (22.3±4.4 vs 20.1±3.8 seconds), respectively; p-value=0.008). Use of SORT manoeuvre in comparison with reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre resulted in apparently lower incidence of adverse events (coiling 1.96% vs 19.6%; kinking 1.96% vs 3.92%, respectively); however, found statistically not significant (p-value=0.305). However, overall incidence of adverse events was considerably more in reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre compared with the SORT manoeuvre (25.5% and 5.8%, respectively, p-value=0.006). Conclusion: The SORT manoeuvre appears to be advantageous over the reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre for NGT placement in adult patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia with intubation, in terms of higher success rate and lower incidence of adverse events.
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spelling doaj.art-063a28b54df94765af95a18c7c0ee9df2023-02-15T06:24:38ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2022-06-01166UC05UC0910.7860/JCDR/2022/55297.16446Comparison between the Reverse Sellick’s and SORT Manoeuvres of Nasogastric Tube Insertion in Anaesthetised, Intubated, Adult Patients- A Randomised Clinical StudyDebdeep Chakraborty0Sanjay Maitra1Jayanta Chakraborty2Mohanchandra Mandal3Postgraduate Student, Department of Anaesthesiology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.Introduction: In the perioperative period and critical care unit, Nasogastric Tube (NGT) placement is a simple procedure which turns in to a difficult one in anaesthetised, intubated patient. The SORT manoeuvre (a combination of Sniffing position, Orientation of nasogastric tube, Rotating the patient’s head to the contralateral side and Twisting movements of operator’s hand) has been studied sparingly. Reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre is a commonly applied method for NGT placement where cricoid cartilage is lifted by the performer with non dominant hand during placement of NGT. Aim: To ascertain the success rate of SORT manoeuvre in comparison with the reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre for NGT placement in anaesthetised and intubated adults. Materials and Methods: This single-blinded, randomised study was conducted in N.R.S. Medical College and Hospital (tertiary care centre), Kolkata, West Bengal, India, from March 2020 to August 2021. Total 102 adults patients, scheduled for abdominal surgeries under general anaesthesia with intubation, were included. The patients received NGT placement either by applying reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre (group A, n=51) or using SORT manoeuvre (group B, n=51), following a random allocation method. The number and percentage of patients having successful NGT placement within first attempt in each group was recorded. The time to perform the procedure and any incidence of adverse event were recorded. Quantitative variables were compared using Independent t-test between the two groups. Qualitative variables were compared using Chi-square test/Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate. A p-value ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Successful placement of NGT within single attempt was feasible in 48 (94.1%) patients using the SORT manoeuvre in contrast with 38 (74.5%) applying the reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre (p-value=0.006). Longer procedure time was observed with the SORT manoeuvre compared to the reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre (22.3±4.4 vs 20.1±3.8 seconds), respectively; p-value=0.008). Use of SORT manoeuvre in comparison with reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre resulted in apparently lower incidence of adverse events (coiling 1.96% vs 19.6%; kinking 1.96% vs 3.92%, respectively); however, found statistically not significant (p-value=0.305). However, overall incidence of adverse events was considerably more in reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre compared with the SORT manoeuvre (25.5% and 5.8%, respectively, p-value=0.006). Conclusion: The SORT manoeuvre appears to be advantageous over the reverse Sellick’s manoeuvre for NGT placement in adult patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia with intubation, in terms of higher success rate and lower incidence of adverse events.https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/16446/55297_F[SK]_GC(AnK)_PF1(SC_KM)_PFA(SC_KM)_PN(KM).pdfcricoid cartilagenasopharynxoesophaguspharynxwhooshing sound
spellingShingle Debdeep Chakraborty
Sanjay Maitra
Jayanta Chakraborty
Mohanchandra Mandal
Comparison between the Reverse Sellick’s and SORT Manoeuvres of Nasogastric Tube Insertion in Anaesthetised, Intubated, Adult Patients- A Randomised Clinical Study
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
cricoid cartilage
nasopharynx
oesophagus
pharynx
whooshing sound
title Comparison between the Reverse Sellick’s and SORT Manoeuvres of Nasogastric Tube Insertion in Anaesthetised, Intubated, Adult Patients- A Randomised Clinical Study
title_full Comparison between the Reverse Sellick’s and SORT Manoeuvres of Nasogastric Tube Insertion in Anaesthetised, Intubated, Adult Patients- A Randomised Clinical Study
title_fullStr Comparison between the Reverse Sellick’s and SORT Manoeuvres of Nasogastric Tube Insertion in Anaesthetised, Intubated, Adult Patients- A Randomised Clinical Study
title_full_unstemmed Comparison between the Reverse Sellick’s and SORT Manoeuvres of Nasogastric Tube Insertion in Anaesthetised, Intubated, Adult Patients- A Randomised Clinical Study
title_short Comparison between the Reverse Sellick’s and SORT Manoeuvres of Nasogastric Tube Insertion in Anaesthetised, Intubated, Adult Patients- A Randomised Clinical Study
title_sort comparison between the reverse sellick s and sort manoeuvres of nasogastric tube insertion in anaesthetised intubated adult patients a randomised clinical study
topic cricoid cartilage
nasopharynx
oesophagus
pharynx
whooshing sound
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