Status:

TERMINATED

The Effect of Isoflurane or Sevoflurane on Kidney Function

Lead Sponsor:

Austin Health

Conditions:

Kidney Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if isoflurane and sevoflurane have similar effects on the kidneys of people with impaired kidneys when the drugs administered with low gas flow into anaesthet...

Detailed Description

Study Protocol Post-Operative Creatinine Changes In Patients With Pre-Existing Renal Impairment After Low-Flow Isoflurane Or Sevoflurane: A Randomised Clinical Trial Introduction Sevoflurane is a vo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients for elective surgery who will:
  • Need to stay at least one night, and
  • Need general anaesthesia, and
  • Have a pre-operative serum creatinine concentration greater than 130 umol/l.

Exclusion

  • The patient refuses.
  • The patient is less than 18 years of age.
  • The patient is on pre-operative dialysis
  • The anaesthetist plans to use only regional or total intravenous anaesthesia.
  • Specific types of surgery: craniotomy, carotid, and cardiac.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

August 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

270 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00144118

Start Date

January 1 2002

End Date

August 1 2005

Last Update

September 5 2005

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Department of Anaesthesia, Austin Health

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3084