Adenotonsillectomy
Conditions
Interventions
Control group will be infused with normal saline 10 ml throughout 10 min 6 min before anesthesia induction.
Dexmedetomidine group will be infused with dexmedetomidine 2 mcg/kg + normal saline (total 1
Sponsors
Korea University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pediatric patients aged 3~10 years with a physical status of 1 (the American Society of Anesthesiologists rating) who are scheduled to undergo elective adenotonsillectomy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with a history of cardiovascular, respiratory (asthma), neurologic (seizure), kidney, liver disease, mood disorder, prematurity, or developmental delay, the presence of upper respiratory infection, hypersensitivity to drugs, and those receiving analgesics, sedatives or psychiatric medication will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Emergence agitation score (using both a 5-point sacle and a PAED scale) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hemodynamics including mean blood pressure and heart rate, recovery profiles including the time to restration of self-respiration, eye opening on verbal command, and extubation | — |
Countries
Asia(except Japan)
Contacts
Public ContactByung Gun Lim
Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Outcome results
None listed