The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the incidence of postoperative sore throat in adult patients of either gender belonging to ASA I or II ,undergoing endotracheal intubation using betamethasone gel versus lidocaine gel. It aims to determine
1: Difference in efficacy of Betamethasone gel and lidocaine gel in prevention of post operative sore throat after endotracheal intubation.
Patients will be assessed for the presence of a sore throat at 6 hours and 24 hours postoperatively. The severity of the sore throat will be graded using the Post-Operative Sore Throat (POST) score.
Patients aged 18-60 years
Either gender
ASA I to II
Patients planned for elective surgery under general anesthesia not lasting more than 4 hours.
Patients requiring more than 2 attempts for successful intubation
Patients undergoing surgeries of oral cavity or pharynx
Mallampati Score of 3 or 4
Patients with upper respiratory tract infection