Xenon Combined With Intraoperative Thoracic Epidural Analgesia

Summary

This is a monocentric study in 2 steps: A safety part to assess the feasibility of using Xenon in association with a thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) with a sequential recruitment of 3, 6 or 9 patients according to predefined safety rules. The second part will randomly allocated patients (1:1) to receive TEA+Xenon or TEA+Desflurane. 28 patients will be enrolled and followed over 45 days.

Timeline

Start

2012-10

Primary completion

2014-07

Completion

2014-07

Publications

• Background Nakata Y, Goto T, Ishiguro Y, Terui K, Kawakami H, Santo M, Niimi Y, Morita S. Minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of xenon with sevoflurane in humans. Anesthesiology. 2001 Apr;94(4):611-4. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200104000-00014.
• Background Rasmussen LS, Schmehl W, Jakobsson J. Comparison of xenon with propofol for supplementary general anaesthesia for knee replacement: a randomized study. Br J Anaesth. 2006 Aug;97(2):154-9. doi: 10.1093/bja/ael141. Epub 2006 Jun 17.
• Background Salmi E, Laitio RM, Aalto S, Maksimow AT, Langsjo JW, Kaisti KK, Aantaa R, Oikonen V, Metsahonkala L, Nagren K, Korpi ER, Scheinin H. Xenon does not affect gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor binding in humans. Anesth Analg. 2008 Jan;106(1):129-34, table of contents. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000287658.14763.13.
• Background CULLEN SC, GROSS EG. The anesthetic properties of xenon in animals and human beings, with additional observations on krypton. Science. 1951 May 18;113(2942):580-2. doi: 10.1126/science.113.2942.580. No abstract available.
• Background Wappler F, Rossaint R, Baumert J, Scholz J, Tonner PH, van Aken H, Berendes E, Klein J, Gommers D, Hammerle A, Franke A, Hofmann T, Schulte Esch J; Xenon Multicenter Study Research Group. Multicenter randomized comparison of xenon and isoflurane on left ventricular function in patients undergoing elective surgery. Anesthesiology. 2007 Mar;106(3):463-71. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200703000-00010.
• Background Baumert JH, Hein M, Hecker KE, Satlow S, Schnoor J, Rossaint R. Autonomic cardiac control with xenon anaesthesia in patients at cardiovascular risk. Br J Anaesth. 2007 Jun;98(6):722-7. doi: 10.1093/bja/aem083. Epub 2007 Apr 27.
• Background Luttropp HH, Thomasson R, Dahm S, Persson J, Werner O. Clinical experience with minimal flow xenon anesthesia. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 1994 Feb;38(2):121-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1994.tb03852.x.
• Background Rossaint R, Reyle-Hahn M, Schulte Am Esch J, Scholz J, Scherpereel P, Vallet B, Giunta F, Del Turco M, Erdmann W, Tenbrinck R, Hammerle AF, Nagele P; Xenon Study Group. Multicenter randomized comparison of the efficacy and safety of xenon and isoflurane in patients undergoing elective surgery. Anesthesiology. 2003 Jan;98(1):6-13. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200301000-00005.
• Background Dupont J, Tavernier B, Ghosez Y, Durinck L, Thevenot A, Moktadir-Chalons N, Ruyffelaere-Moises L, Declerck N, Scherpereel P. Recovery after anaesthesia for pulmonary surgery: desflurane, sevoflurane and isoflurane. Br J Anaesth. 1999 Mar;82(3):355-9. doi: 10.1093/bja/82.3.355.
• Background Stuttmann R, Jakubetz J, Schultz K, Schafer C, Langer S, Ullmann U, Hilbert P. Recovery index, attentiveness and state of memory after xenon or isoflurane anaesthesia: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Anesthesiol. 2010 May 7;10:5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2253-10-5.
• Background Diemunsch P; Societe francaise d'anesthesie et de reanimation. [Conference of experts--short text. Management of postoperative nausea and vomiting. French Society of Anesthesia and Resuscitation]. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2008 Oct;27(10):866-78. doi: 10.1016/j.annfar.2008.09.004. Epub 2008 Oct 25. No abstract available. French.

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