Status:
UNKNOWN
Physostigmine After General Anesthesia
Lead Sponsor:
Bispebjerg Hospital
Conditions:
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Anesthesia Recovery Period
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Recovery after general anaesthesia is often prolonged in the elderly. This group is particularly exposed to post-operative confusion. This has negative personal consequences as well as consequences fo...
Detailed Description
The researchers wish to investigate the use of physostigmine in the elderly patients (age \> 60 yrs, ASA I-III) in the postoperative recovery-phase after general anesthesia. Apart from the beneficial...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Scheduled for surgical acute or elective operation
- General anesthesia.
- ASA physical status I-III
- Age \> 60 years
Exclusion
- Asthma and chronic pulmonary diseases
- Glaucoma
- Diabetics
- Any history of neurological and psychiatric disorder
- Parkinson's disease
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00850850
Start Date
December 1 2009
End Date
May 1 2011
Last Update
May 27 2010
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Bispebjerg Hospital
Copenhagen, Copenhagen NV, Denmark, 2400