Effect of Fentanyl on Coughing and Recovery After Anesthesia With an LMA Laryngeal Mask Airway)for Airway Management
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of fentanyl for reducing
coughing during the perioperative period (i.e., insertion of an LMA [Laryngeal Mask Airway]
device, maintenance period during surgery, and awakening [emergence] from general anesthesia)
for ambulatory surgery procedures. Also to assess the effects of fentanyl on the
postoperative outcomes, (e.g., pain, postoperative nausea and vomiting, return of bowel
function [constipation], resumption of normal activities of daily living).
Fentanyl is one of the most common used anesthetic adjuncts for ambulatory surgery because of
its anesthetic-sparing effects and alleged ability to reduce coughing during instrumentation
of the patient's airway.