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Effects of ketamine-fentanyl and propofol-fentanyl combinations on LMA insertion conditions in Nigerian children undergoing day-case herniotomy: a randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
Anaesthesia
Registration Number
PACTR202205734825652
Lead Sponsor
Authors
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

INCLUSION CRITERIA
1.All consenting/assenting patients between the ages of 1 and 15years scheduled for elective herniotomy procedure under general anaesthesia.
2. American Society of Anesthesiologists’ (ASA) physical status class I and II patients.

Exclusion Criteria

EXCLUSION CRITERIA
1.Patients with history of allergic reactions to propofol, ketamine and fentanyl.
2.Patient refusal to participate/parent's and guidance failure to give assent.
3.Patients American Society of Anesthesiologists’ (ASA) physical status greater than II.
4.All patients with clinically significant cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic and renal diseases.
5.Patients currently taking sedative or analgesic drugs.
6.Difficulty with communication/language barrier.
7.Patients with mental illness.
8.Patients with oropharyngeal pathology.
9.Patients with hiatus hernia.
10.Patients with respiratory tract infection.
11. Patients with history of seizure disorder.
12. Patients with raised intracranial or intraocular pressure.

13. Anatomical abnormality of the airway.
14.Patients at risk of aspiration.
15.Patients with hyperactive airway.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Laryngeal mask airway insertion conditions and incidence of apnoea were assessed as primary outcome measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Post anaesthetic discharge score was assessed as secondary outcome measure.
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