Efficacy of Opioid-free Anesthesia in Reducing Postoperative Respiratory Depression in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2020-12-20
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The objective of this trial is to determine whether an opioid-free general anesthetic (OFA)
technique utilizing ketamine, dexmedetomidine, lidocaine, and gabapentin can help reduce
postoperative respiratory depression in the post-anesthesia care unit and ward in children
with sleep-disordered breathing undergoing tonsillectomy when compared with traditional
opioid-containing techniques. It is expected that this OFA regimen will have a measurable
reduction on postoperative respiratory depression in children with sleep-disordered
breathing.