Airway management: A comparative study in cleft lip and palate repair surgery in children

BACKGROUND: Cleft lip with or without palate is one of the common congenital malformations. AIM: To evaluate the per-operative complications of anesthesia, a comparative study was conducted in children using the endotracheal tubes available in the Institute so that the complications can be averted in future procedures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The rural population of Tripura, India. RESULT: Awareness was generated and the incidence of repair surgeries of cleft lip and palate was thus increased considerably in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Teaching Hospital, Agartala, Tripura. CONCLUSION: The RAE tube has been found to be the choicest one and at a minimal risk for maintaining patients’ patent airway and other related complications.