Dexmedetomidine for Catheter-related Bladder Discomfort

Summary

To evaluate the efficacy of dexmedetomidine for the prevention of catheter-related bladder discomfort

Timeline

Start

2013-11

Primary completion

2014-11

Completion

2014-11

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper The incidence of CRBD was significantly higher in the control group at 0 (78 vs. 50%; P = 0.004) PMID 25485879 ↗

paper CONCLUSION: Intraoperative dexmedetomidine administration decreased the incidence and severity of early postoperative CRBD PMID 25485879 ↗

Publications

• Kim HC, Lee YH, Jeon YT, Hwang JW, Lim YJ, Park JE, Park HP. The effect of intraoperative dexmedetomidine on postoperative catheter-related bladder discomfort in patients undergoing transurethral bladder tumour resection: A double-blind randomised study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2015 Sep;32(9):596-601. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000196.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Dexmedetomidine	Other / unclassified	0.3 ug/kg	—

Indications