Surgical patients who undergo dexmedetomidine sedation
Conditions
Interventions
Target-controlled infusions of dexmedetomidine during anesthesia
Manual infusions of dexmedetomidine according to the drug information during anesthesia
Sponsors
Fukushima Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elective surgical patients who undergo dexmedetomidine sedations with ASA criteria 1, 2 or 3.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Known allergy to dexmedetomidine 2)Histories of psychoneurotic disorders 3)Psychiatric pharmacotherapy 4)Deaf 5)Sleep apnea 6)Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequencies of respiratory and circulatory depression which require interventions Time to loss of responsiveness after starting infusions of dexmedetomidine and time to recovery after end of infusions | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood concentrations of dexmedetomidine during target controlled infusions and the recommended regimen by drug manufacturer External evaluation of existing pharmacokinetic models using above dataset Pharmacokinetic analysis using above data | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactShinju Obara
Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine Anesthesiology
Outcome results
None listed