Sedation Effect of Dexmedetomidine Versus Remifentanil to Fibreoptic Intubation

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

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the sedation effect of dexmedetomidine and target controlled remifentanil for awake nasotracheal fibreoptic intubation in patients undergoing oral maxillofacial surgery.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Shanghai 9th People's Hospital; Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Treatments: Dexmedetomidine; Remifentanil

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA grade I-III adult patients with difficult airway, who were undergoing elective oral maxillofacial surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnant or lactating female,

• long-term opioids or sedative medication,

• patients < 18 years of age,

• severe bradycardia (HR < 50 beats/min),

• hypotension (systolic pressure < 90mmHg),

• any type of atrioventricular block on the ECG