Addition of Nitrous Oxide and Its Effects on Depth of Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study hypothesizes that adding 60% nitrous oxide to a steady state sevoflurance or propofol anesthetic will lead to a decrease in both BIS and Entropy indices during a constant level of surgical stimulus

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Oklahoma
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Nitrous Oxide; Propofol; Sevoflurane

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ages 18 to 55yrs

• ASA status less than and equal to 2

Exclusion Criteria:

• Surgery on head and neck

• ASA greater than 3

• Contraindication to nitrous oxide

• Pregnant women

• History of dementia and stroke, or other organic brain disorder

• Prisoner

• Ear surgery