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.
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Post operative sore throat
Timeframe: Sore throat after endotracheal intubation at 6 hrs and 24hrs post operatively. Sample completion in 2 weeks