Conditions of Diagnostic Panendoscopy of the Upper Airway Under Propofol Remifentanil General Anesthesia
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The most important considerations for the general anesthesia in diagnostic panendoscopy of
the upper airway is the maintenance of a patient's airway for optimal surgical exposure,
adequate ventilation and sufficient depth of anesthesia. Tubeless anesthestic techniques with
preserved spontaneous ventilation and total intravenous administration of anesthetic drugs
are widely use. Due to its pharmacological profile, propofol anesthesia is often considered
as the gold standard for the anesthesia in the diagnostic panendoscopy. Previous studies
suggested that adding remifentanil to propofol could improve the conditions for laryngoscopy
and tracheal intubation.
The aim of this study is to assess the impact of propofol remifentanil general anesthesia
compared to propofol general anesthesia on the conditions of the diagnostic panendoscopy of
the upper airway.