Remifentanil versus sufentanil regimen for intensive care unit (ICU) postoperative sedation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective, randomised and double-blinded study

Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative sedation of an elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG); Circulatory System; Other and unspecified disorders of circulatory system

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15105737
• Lead Sponsor: Saint Luc University Clinic (Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc) (Belgium)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-08-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Both males and females, age >18 years
2. Patients scheduled for elective CABG with cardiopulmonary bypass (CBP)
3. Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Simultaneous valve surgery or any other combined surgery
2. Poor preoperative cardiac function (ejection fraction <30%, severe congestive heart failure)
3. Liver or renal disorders
4. Chronic respiratory diseases
5. Alcohol or drugs abuse and neurological or psychiatric conditions that might impair pain evaluation

Postoperative exclusion criteria:
6. Situations where the administration of the anaesthetic regimen was maintained after the fourth postoperative hour

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified