Comparison of incidence of agitation during recovery from anesthesia following administration of dexmedetomidine at induction or at recovery in children undergoing elective surgery
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Pediatric patients posted for elective surgery under general anesthesia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/09/009611
- Lead Sponsor
- JIPMER
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
All pediatric patients of age group 3-10 years belonging to ASA I and II physical status scheduled to undergo minor elective surgery under general anesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
1) Allergy to any study or anesthetic drug.
2) Documented developmental delay.
3) Whose parents or guardians are unable to give informed consent.
4) Chronic or acute intake of any sedative or analgesic drug.
5) Previous anesthesia experience.
6) Who cannot be followed up.
7) All patient requiring rapid sequence induction.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of emergence agitation when dexmedetomidine was administered at induction, versus when administered at recoveryTimepoint: Every five minutes upto 30 minutes in recovery Ward and once after 24 hours
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VAS score for pain, incidence of vomiting and presence or absence of behaviour indicating distressTimepoint: Every 5 minutes in the recovery Ward for upto 30 minutes after extubation, and once after 24 hours of surgery