The goal of this study is to determine if there is a significant difference in the quality of care between the investigators' two standard anesthesia techniques for children undergoing a MRI of the body and/or extremity MRI. Quality of care will be measured by time spent in the MRI room as well as parental satisfaction, frequency of interruptions of the MRI scan, incidence-severity of respiratory complications, post anesthesia agitation, and time spent in the induction room, MRI room, and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
98
dexmedetomidine general anesthesia for MRI
propofol general anesthesia for MRI
Cincinnati Children's Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
The primary outcome variable will be the time spent in the MRI room
Time frame: 2 years
Secondary outcome variables include incidence-severity of respiratory complications
Time frame: 2 years
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