Intraoperative Bleeding During Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the blood loss during sinus surgery looking at two different types of anesthesia: either intravenous anesthesia with propofol or inhalational anesthesia with sevoflurane.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Chicago
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Propofol; Sevoflurane

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• male or female patients who are 18 years of age or older,

• ASA grade 1 (normal otherwise healthy patient),

• ASA grade 2 (patient with mild systemic disease),

• patients who have chronic sinusitis with or without nasal polyps.

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnancy,

• abnormal coagulation panel

• preoperative use of NSAIDS or ASA medications within 7 days,

• end-stage renal disease,

• allergy to any of the used medications,

• maximal body mass index over 35