Cardioprotection by Sevoflurane Preconditioning in Noncardiac Thoracic Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

It has been shown that the use of volatile anaesthetics, that are usually used to perform a general anesthesia, have cardioprotective properties. This has been shown in animal studies and in patients that underwent cardiac surgery. The aim of our study is to examine if Sevoflurane, a volatile anaesthetic, has this properties in patients undergoing lung surgery.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Dr. Horst Schmidt Klinik GmbH
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Propofol; Remifentanil; Sevoflurane

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Lung surgery

• ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical status 1-3

Exclusion Criteria:

• Disposition for malignant hyperthermia

• Medication with ß-blocking drugs

• Use of clonidin