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Conditions of Diagnostic Panendoscopy of the Upper Airway Under Propofol Remifentanil General Anesthesia

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Tumor of Ear, Nose and Throat
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02093143
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Brief Summary

The most important considerations for the general anesthesia in diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airway is the maintenance of a patient's airway for optimal surgical exposure, adequate ventilation and sufficient depth of anesthesia. Tubeless anesthestic techniques with preserved spontaneous ventilation and total intravenous administration of anesthetic drugs are widely use. Due to its pharmacological profile, propofol anesthesia is often considered as the gold standard for the anesthesia in the diagnostic panendoscopy. Previous studies suggested that adding remifentanil to propofol could improve the conditions for laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation.

The aim of this study is to assess the impact of propofol remifentanil general anesthesia compared to propofol general anesthesia on the conditions of the diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airway.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
256
Inclusion Criteria
  • Elective diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airway
  • Age > 18 and < 80 years old
  • American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) score equal to 1, 2, or 3 with a stable condition
  • Written inform consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Age < 18 years old or inability to give informed consent
  • Known anaphylaxis to remifentanil or propofol
  • Long term opioid use, drug abuse
  • Predictive criterion of impossible mask ventilation or intubation
  • Chronic respiratory failure requiring oxygen therapy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
RemifentanilRemifentanilThe general anesthesia during the diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airway will associate the target controlled infusion of propofol (pharmacologic model of Schnider et al.) and of remifentanil (pharmacologic model of Minto et al.) in the remifentanil group. The arm will be randomized prior to the beginning of the surgical procedure and blinded to the investigator and to the practitioner in charge of the patient. Two milligrams of remifentanil will be diluted in 40 cc of sodium chloride 0,9% in a 50 ml syringe.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of patients presenting clinically acceptable conditions for the diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airwayDuring the diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airway

The assessment of the conditions for the diagnotic panendoscopy of the upper airway will be based on: (1) the conditions for the laryngoscopy ("excellent"=easy; "good"=fair; "poor"=difficult), (2) the position of the vocal cords ("excellent"=abducted; "good"=intermediate; "poor"=closed), (3) the movements of the vocal cords ("excellent"=none; "good"=moving; "poor"=closing), (4) the movement of the limbs ("excellent"=none; "good"=sight; "poor"=vigorous), (5) the cough ("excellent"=none; "good"=diaphragm; "poor"=sustained (\>10 s)). The conditions for the diagnostic panendoscopy will be considered as "excellent" when all variables will be excellent, as "good" when all variables will be either good or excellent and as "poor" when one or more variables will be graded as poor. Clinically acceptable conditions are defined as either good or excellent conditions.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
DeltaHRmaxDuring the diagnostic panendoscopy

The DeltaHRmax characterises the amplitude of the maximal increase of the heart rate during the diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airway. The DeltaHRmax is defined as following: deltaHRmax=((HRmax-HRt0)\*100)/HRt0). HRmax is the highest value of the heart rate observed during the panendoscopy and HRt0 is the basal value of the heart rate.

DeltaHRminDuring the diagnostic panendoscopy

The DeltaHRmin characterises the amplitude of the maximal decrease of the heart rate during the diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airway. The DeltaHRmin is defined as following: deltaHRmin=((HRt0-HRmin)\*100)/HRt0). HRmin is the lowest value of the heart rate observed during the panendoscopy and HRt0 is the basal value of the heart rate.

DeltaMAPminDuring the diagnostic panendoscopy

The DeltaMAPmin characterises the amplitude of the maximal decrease of the heart rate during the diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airway. The DeltaHRmin is defined as following: deltaHRmin=((HRt0-HRmin)\*100)/HRt0). HRmin is the lowest value of the heart rate observed during the panendoscopy and HRt0 is the basal value of the heart rate.

DeltaMAPmaxDuring the diagnostic pandoscopy

The DeltaMAPmax characterises the amplitude of the maximal increase of the mean arterial pressure (MAP) during the diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airway. The DeltaMAPmax is defined as following: deltaMAPmax=((MAPmax-MAPt0)\*100)/MAPt0). MAPmax is the highest value of the mean arterial pressure (MAP) observed during the panendoscopy and MAPt0 is the basal value of the mean arterial pressure (MAP).

Proportion of patients presenting at least one episode of moderate hypoxemiaDuring the diagnostic panendoscopy

Moderate hypoxemia is defined as a pulse oximetry value (SpO2) under 94% during the diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airway.

Proportion of patients presenting at least one episode of severe hypoxemiaDuring the diagnostic panendoscopy

Severe hypoxemia is defined as a pulse oximetry value (SpO2) under 90% during the diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airway.

Proportion of patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilationDuring the diagnostic panendoscopy

Invasive mechanical ventilation via an emergent surgical tracheotomy or an endotracheal intubation could be required in case of life-threatened hypoxemia during the diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airway.

Proportion of patients presenting surgery complicationsDuring the panendoscopy of the upper airway

Surgical complications are defined as dental breakage, bleeding or mucosal injuries directly related to the diagnostic panendoscopy of the upper airway or to the biopsy.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire

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Besançon, France

CHRU Besançon

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Besançon, France

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