Status:

COMPLETED

A Comparison of Desflurane vs. Sevoflurane and the Time to Awakening and the Incidence and Severity of Cough

Lead Sponsor:

Northwestern University

Conditions:

Surgery

Anesthesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Goals for ambulatory surgery include providing optimal surgical conditions while ensuring a rapid early recovery without side effect. Dexter et al1 concluded in a meta-analysis that Desflurane can red...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18-65
  • Female patients undergoing outpatient gynecologic and breast surgery
  • Under general anesthesia using an LMA
  • ASA I,II,

Exclusion

  • Patients on CNS depressants
  • Chronic opioid use
  • Corticosteroid
  • Pregnant patients
  • Full stomach
  • Morbidly obese (BMI \>35kg/m2)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Liver disease
  • Renal disease
  • Seizure disorder
  • Dropout criteria:
  • Need for endotracheal tube
  • Surgeon or patient request
  • Hospital admission

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

85 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01202162

Start Date

February 1 2010

End Date

March 1 2012

Last Update

November 25 2013

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Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611