Bradycardia Following Intraoperative Administration of Dexmedetomidine

Completed

• Conditions: Tonsillectomy; Adenotonsillectomy
• Interventions: Drug: Dexmedetomidine

• Registration Number: NCT01917097
• Lead Sponsor: Joseph D. Tobias

Brief Summary

This is a retrospective chart review to evaluate the postoperative course of all pediatric patients admitted to the hospital following adenotonsillectomy over the past 24 months to evaluate the incidence of bradycardia in children who received dexmedetomidine intraoperatively and identify confounding factors which may be precipitating the bradycardia or potentiating the negative chronotropic effects of dexmedetomidine.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-08
• Study First Submitted: 2013-08-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-08-02
• Study First Posted: 2013-08-06
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Study Completion: 2016-06
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-26
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 921

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients undergoing adenontonsillectomy or tonsillectomy during 2011 and 2012.

Exclusion Criteria

• None.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dexmedetomidine patients	Dexmedetomidine	Patients that received dexmedetomidine during their surgery.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bradycardia	24 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nationwide Children's Hospital; 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States