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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12615000367549
ACTRN12615000367549CompletedNot Applicable

Safety and Efficacy of Ketamine-dexmedetomidine versus dexmedetomidine alone in cirrhotic patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.

South valley university.0 sites66 target enrollmentStarted: April 22, 2015Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
66

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 60 Years (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult patients aged 18-60years with liver cirrhosis ,child-Pugh score A or B , referred for diagnostic and/ or therapeutic UGIE .

Exclusion Criteria

  • Age less than 18 or more than 60 years, child- Pugh score C, need for emergency endoscopy ,hemodynamic ally unstable patients, significant cardio-pulmonary disease, hepatic encephalopathy,renal disease,use of sedatives or narcotics one week prior to the endoscopy time,anticipated airway difficulties, allergy to the used drugs.

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