This research study is designed to learn, first, whether two anesthetics have different effects on collapse seen within the upper airway during sleep endoscopy. A second purpose is to learn whether collapse at several levels of the upper airway is associated with obstructive sleep apnea that persists after adenotonsillectomy, the surgery that removes the tonsils and adenoids.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
90
After induction with sevoflurane then Propofol will be initiated. If adequate sedation cannot be attained then a ketamine rescue can be given.
After induction with sevoflurane then Dexmedetomidine will be given. If adequate sedation cannot be attained then a ketamine rescue can be given.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
RECRUITINGMean obstruction score at the tongue base
The degree of obstruction is scored on a 4-point scale as 0% (0), \<50% (1), 50-99% (2), or 100% (3). Scores from the 3 surgeons will be averaged for use in analysis.
Time frame: During Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) procedure, as judged subsequently by video review by the three raters
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