This study was designed to determine the optimal dose of remifentanil that can prevent the complications associated with the removal of LMA without delaying emergence.
Patients were randomly assigned to one of four groups. All patients received a predetermined effect-site concentrations (Ce) of remifentanil by target-controlled infusion (TCI) according to their group assignments (R0, remifentanil Ce of 0 ng/ml; R0.5, remifentanil Ce of 0.5 ng/ml; R1.0, remifentanil Ce of 1.0 ng/ml; R1.5, remifentanil Ce of 1.5 ng/ml) from 10 minutes before the end of surgery to LMA removal. Airway complications (airway obstruction, desaturation, breath holding, and coughing), nausea, and vomiting were assessed during the emergence phase.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
128
All patients received a predetermined Ce of remifentanil by TCI according to their group assignments 10 minutes before the end of surgery (R0, remifentanil Ce of 0 ng/ml; R0.5, remifentanil Ce of 0.5 ng/ml; R1.0, remifentanil Ce of 1.0 ng/ml; R1.5, remifentanil Ce of 1.5 ng/ml).
Number of Patients With Adverse Events Following LMA Removal
All patients received a predetermined Ce of remifentanil by TCI according to their group assignments from 10 minutes before the end of surgery to LMA removal. Adverse events such as coughing, airway obstruction, breath-holding, desaturation, nausea and vomiting were evaluated from the end of surgery until arrival in the post-anesthetic care unit.
Time frame: from the end of surgery until arrival in the post-anesthetic care unit, an expected average of 15 minutes.
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