Status:
COMPLETED
Comparative Study on the Effects of Epidural Dexmedetomidine on Heart Rate Variability During General Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy
Lead Sponsor:
Yonsei University
Conditions:
Gastric Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The use of epidural dexmedetomidine decreases the anaesthetic requirements and improved postoperative pain. Dexmedetomidine is a potent and highly selective a2-adrenoceptor agonist and has sympatholyt...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients consented to spinal anesthesia were enrolled
- Patients aged 40\~70 years olds undergoing gastrectomy
- No contraindication of epidural analgesia
- ASA class I and II
- Patients consented to epidural anesthesia were enrolled
Exclusion
- Patients with hypovolemia, coagulation disorders, local infection at the site of operation, history of headache, heart diseases, and history of allergy, chronic alcohol use or abuse, anemia, congenital heart diseases, bundle block, congestive heart failure or arrythmias
- patients who had recently received sedative drugs or were under antidepressant treatment were not included in the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
38 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01857141
Start Date
February 1 2012
End Date
August 1 2013
Last Update
February 5 2014
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Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, and Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea, 120-752