Dexmedetomidine for Laryngeal Mask Airway Insertion

Phase 4 Completed 22 enrolled Ajou University School of Medicine

NaSingle-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

The investigators attempted to determine the optimal dose of dexmedetomidine required for the successful insertion of LMA during propofol induction without a neuromuscular blocking agent.

Timeline

Start: 2013-07
Primary completion: 2013-08
Completion: 2013-08

Publications

Results Uzumcugil F, Canbay O, Celebi N, Karagoz AH, Ozgen S. Comparison of dexmedetomidine-propofol vs. fentanyl-propofol for laryngeal mask insertion. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2008 Aug;25(8):675-80. doi: 10.1017/S0265021508004213. Epub 2008 Apr 10.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Dexmedetomidine	Other / unclassified	0.5 ug/kg	Intravenous
Background	Propofol	Small molecule	2 mg/kg	—

Indications

No indication recorded.