Effect of Fentanyl on Coughing and Recovery After Anesthesia With an LMA Laryngeal Mask Airway)for Airway Management

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.

Timeline

Start

2011-06

Primary completion

2013-02

Completion

2013-02

Publications

• White PF, Elvir-Lazo OL, Zaentz AS, Kariger R, Yumul R, Khany MM, Stern A, Vuong M, Wender RH. Does small-dose fentanyl improve perioperative outcomes in the ambulatory setting? A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2015 Jan;59(1):56-64. doi: 10.1111/aas.12424. Epub 2014 Oct 20.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.