Comparison of Perfusion Index, T Wave Amplitude, Systolic Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2011-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether changes in perfusion index can be used for detecting intravascular injection of an epinephrine in anesthetized adults and to compare its reliability with criteria using changes in heart rate, systolic blood pressure or T-wave amplitude.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital
• Treatments: Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Racepinephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA physical status 1 patients undergoing general anesthesia for elective surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• emergent operation

• those who are taking anticoagulant medication, calcium channel blockers, or b-blockers

• laparoscopic operation

• history of smoking