Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Remifentanil
Sponsors
University of Pretoria Faculty of Health Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria include: Patients aged three to ten years of age, Elective dental/maxillofascial surgery, ASA 1 and 2 patients, Patients fasted according to current guidelines (Milk and solid food is six hours; breastmilk is four hours; clear fluids is two hours)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria is as follows: Parental/guardian refusal Patient refusal, If the patient is allergic to any of agents used in this study, Patient not in specified age group, Bacterial or viral upper/lower respiratory tract infection, Difficult airway, Patients known with or a family history of anaesthetic complications such as porphyria or malignant hyperthermia, Patients known with obstructive sleep apnoea or at risk of developing obstructive sleep apnoea, Patients with heart murmurs that have not yet been investigated and diagnosed, Patients with congenital heart disease, Any patient at risk of aspiration (due to not being starved or due to a medical condition such as diabetes mellitus)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the minimum required dose of remifentanil needed for intubation in children presenting for day case surgery without the use of neuromuscular blocking agent | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the dose of remifentanil for effective intubation with the least haemodynamic interference. | — |
Countries
South Africa
Contacts
Public ContactKaren Van der Stockt
Registrar in Anaesthesia at the University of Pretoria
Outcome results
None listed