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A Low Dose Remifentanil Infusion During Tracheal Extubation in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients

Information source: Severance Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on August 23, 2015
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Condition(s) targeted: Tracheal Extubation

Intervention: Remifentanil (Drug)

Phase: Phase 4

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Severance Hospital

Summary

Tracheal extubation can be associated with hyperdynamic circulatory response. The investigators examined the effect of maintaining a remifentanil infusion on the cardiovascular response during extubation in propofol-remifentanil sedated patients after surgery.

Clinical Details

Official title: A Low Dose Remifentanil Infusion During Tracheal Extubation in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients

Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Primary outcome: Cardiovascular response during extubation

Secondary outcome: Time of awake and extubation

Eligibility

Minimum age: 20 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 20 2. Short term ventilator care after surgery in intensive care unit Exclusion Criteria: 1. pneumonia 2. chronic obstructive lung disease 3. asthma 4. end stage renal disease 5. risk factors for aspiration

Locations and Contacts

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea, Republic of
Additional Information

Starting date: May 2010
Last updated: March 10, 2011

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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