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Intubating Conditions During Rapid Sequence Induction in Elderly With Either Suxamethonium 1.0 mg/kg or Rocuronium 1.0 mg/kg

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Intubation Conditions
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04868409
Lead Sponsor
Matias Vested
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the proportion of excellent tracheal intubation conditions at 60 seconds after administration of either rocuronium 1.0 mg/kg or suxamethonium 1 mg/kg in patients with age ≥ 80 years during rapid sequence induction.

Detailed Description

Elderly patients are frail and susceptible to complications in the perioperative period. They are at higher risk of major morbidity and mortality and are characterized by a reduction in cardiac output, liver function and renal function. These physiological changes influence pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs administered during anesthesia as for example neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA).

The number of elderly patients (\>80 years) is increasing and a large proportion of these patients will require surgery and anesthesia with employment of rapid sequence induction (RSI) within the next decades. RSI and intubation is performed when there is an increased risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents. Because of its fast onset time succinylcholine is often used to facilitate tracheal intubation during RSI. However, succinylcholine has certain side effects such as cardiac arrhythmia, hyperkalemia, muscle soreness, short duration of action and shorter time to desaturation.

It is therefore unknown if succinylcholine 1.0 mg/kg provides better intubating conditions compared to high dose rocuronium (1.0 mg/kg) in the elderly. In this matter, there remains a need for a study to investigate the optimal muscle relaxant during rapid sequence induction for facilitating tracheal intubation in the elderly.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
102
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥ 80
  • Scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia with indication for rapid sequence induction
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification (ASA) I to IV
  • Informed consent (see appendix 1)
  • Body mass index (BMI) < 35 kg/m2
  • Read and understand Danish
Exclusion Criteria
  • Neuromuscular disease
  • Known allergy to rocuronium and/or suxamethonium
  • Known hyperkalemia > 5 mM
  • Previous malignant hyperthermia
  • Known homozygote plasmacholinesterase gene mutation variant a or s
  • Known impaired kidney function defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 30

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Suxamethonium groupSuxamethoniumSuxamethonium 1 mg/kg
Rocuronium groupRocuroniumRocuronium 1 mg/kg
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intubation conditions60 seconds after induction of anaesthesia

Tracheal intubating conditions according to the Fuchs-Buder scale: Excellent, good or poor depending on laryngoscopy, vocal chords and reaction to intubation,

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to tracheal intubationwithin 15 minutes after administration of muscle relaxant

• Time to tracheal intubation (from administration of muscle relaxant till correct placement of tracheal tube)

Time to TOF count 0within 15 minutes

Time till no response from the nerve-stimulator after administration of muscle relaxant

Desaturationwithin 15 minutes

spO2 \< 0.9

cardiac arrythmiawithin 15 minutes of anesthesia

Occurrence of new cardiac arrythmia during induction of anaesthesia (\<15 minutes from administration of muscle relaxant)

First pas succes ratewithin 15 minutes

Succes of tracheal tube placement 60 seconds after administration of muscle relaxant

Intubation conditionswithin 15 minutes

Intubation conditions evaluated on the Intubation Difficulty Scale ranging from 0 (best) til 10 (worst)

sore throat24 hours after anaesthesia

blinded assessment of sore throat reported by the patient on a numerical ranking scale (0 best, 10 worst)

muscle soreness24 hours after anaesthesia

blinded assessment of muscle soreness reported by the patient on a numerical ranking scale (0 best, 10 worst)

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Bispebjerg Hospital

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Rigshospitalet

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Respiratory Support, Rigshospitalet Glostrup

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Glostrup, Denmark

Holbæk Hospital

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Holbæk, Denmark

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