Dexmedetomidine dosage for optimal level of sedation in elderly patients under spinal anesthesia
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- KCT0000599
- Lead Sponsor
- Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 46
Inclusion Criteria
Elderly patients (65yrs or older than 65 yrs)
- ASA(American society of Anesthesiologists) physical status class I or II
- under Spinal or combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for orpthopedic surgery or urologic surgery
Exclusion Criteria
-Patients with bradycardia (preanesthesia: HR <60 bpm)
-Patients with hepatic disease or renal disease
-Patients with neurologic disorder
-Patients on sedatives or hypnotics
-Sedatives or hypnotics before anesthesia
-Other sedatives or hypnotics during surgery
-Incooperative patients
-Contraindication of spinal anesthesia such as coagulation abnormality
-Spinal anesthetic level higher than T4 with persistent hypotension(systolic BP < 90 mmHg) in spite of ephedrine bolus (5-10 mg)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sedation level (Ramsay sedation scale score)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method vital signs;respiratory rate