Safety of Driving After Minor Surgery With Monitored Anesthesia Care
Status:
Active, not recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Patients are currently advised to refrain from driving motor vehicles or using public
transportation unescorted for a 24 hour period if they undergo any minor ambulatory surgical
procedure with monitored anesthesia care (MAC).However, recently introduced short-acting
anesthetics may facilitate rapid recovery and an early return to normal daily activities. The
proposed study will compare newer short-acting anesthetic agents (propofol, benzodiazepine,
opioid) utilized in MAC, to determine if a particular pharmacological agent, or a combination
of agents, impair driving performance as evaluated by driving simulator assessment, at time
of discharge from the ambulatory center after minor surgical procedures.Subjects will be
grouped as patients with chronic pain undergoing procedures and those without chronic pain
undergoing procedures. Subjects with pain issues will be randomized with either 1)Midazolam +
Sufentanil + Propofol or 2)Midazolam + Sufentanil. There will be a third group of subjects
who are controls not undergoing any procedures.