Evaluation of propofol target-controlled infusion (TCI) anaesthesia in infants aged 6 months to 3 years
- Conditions
- Intravenous general anaesthesia in infants and young childrenSurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN00098907
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Glasgow (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
1. Healthy male and female children aged 6 months - 3 years (inclusive)
2. Weight 7-16 kg
3. Elective surgery of expected duration >=30 minutes
4. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) Grade 1 or 2
5. Written informed consent from parent
6. Child suitable for intravenous induction and maintenance of anaesthesia with propofol
7. Children with no contraindication to application of local anaesthetic cream or gel to the cannulation site for intravenous induction
1. Age <6 months or >3 years (>36 months)
2. Weight <7 kg or >=17 kg
3. Children undergoing urgent or emergency surgical procedures
4. Expected duration of surgery <30 minutes
5. ASA Grade 3-5
6. No written informed consent from parent
7. Children with difficult venous access
8. Children who need or wish inhalational induction
9. Children who will need intermittent positive pressure ventilation along with the use of muscle relaxant
10. Patients who need sedative premedication
11. Propofol contraindicated (allergy to propofol or its formula components)
12. Local anaesthetic cream or gel contraindicated
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method