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The effect of epinephrine used for upper extremity anesthesia on preventing hypotension during sedation using dexmedetomidine

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Registration Number
KCT0004961
Lead Sponsor
Chungnam National University Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
130
Inclusion Criteria

1. age 20 ~ 65 year
2. American society of anesthesiologist physical status1~2
3. Upper extremity surgery
4. use of regional anesthesia with intraoperative sedation

Exclusion Criteria

1. other than supine position, intraoperatively
2. allergy to local anesthetics, epinephrine, dexmedetomidine
3. coagulopathy or local infection in block site
4. unable to use epinephrine or dexmedetomidine due to hemodynamic cause (uncontrolled hypertension, tachycardia, bradycardia)
5. patient refusal

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Occurrence of hypotension during and after the surgery (mBP < 60mmHg or <75% of baseline, sBP <90mmHg or <75% of baseline)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Occurrence of bradycardia during and after the surgery (< 75% of baseline and <50 bpm);Maximum hemodynamic reduction during and after surgery (sBP, dBP, mBP, HR);Drug use due to hemodynamic compromise during and after surgery;length of post-anesthesia care unit stay (minutes);first request of analgesics after surgery (minutes, first dose of patient-controlled analgesia pump);cumulative dose of opioid during first 24hrs after surgery (fentanyl, mcg; PCA pump record review);other complication than hemodynamics
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