Sedation with dexmedetomidine for epidural anesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ASA I or II, between 18 to 65 years of age,no contraindications to epidural anesthesia or dexmedetomidine infusionsubmitted to epidural anesthesia undergoing sedation with dexmedetomidine for lower abdominal, anorectal, or extremity (surgeryoperation time >70min) unrelated Han Chinese patients.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of hypertension; Obesity with a body mass index > 30 kg/m2; Clinically significant renal, hepatic diseases; History of drug or alcohol abuse; Pregnancy or breast-feeding; Recent (within last 30 days) treatment with a2-AR agonist or taken any drug acting on the central nervous system within 24 h.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Narcotrend Index;Systolic blood pressure;Heart rate;17 Single nucleotide polymorphism in gene ADRA2; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| diastolic blood pressure;The Observer’s Assessment of Alterness/Sedation Sc; | — |
Countries
China