Emergence Times and Airway Reactions in General Laryngeal Mask Airway Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is first to assess if desflurane is superior in order to achieve a faster emergence from anesthesia.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: RWTH Aachen University
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Desflurane; Isoflurane; Propofol; Sevoflurane

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Planned anesthesia with use of LMA (laryngeal mask airway)

• Planned duration of anesthesia between 0.5 and 2 hours

• Age between 18-75 years

• Both gender

• Body mass index (BMI) <35

• ASA 1-3

• Written informed consent prior to study participation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Planned additional regional and local anesthesia

• Contra-indication for the use of a laryngeal mask airway

• Asthma

• COPD IV

• Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any drugs administered during this study

• Women who are pregnant, breast-feeding or women of childbearing potential not using adequate contraceptive methods

• Participation in a drug or device trial within the previous 30 days.

• Patients legally unable to give written informed consent.

• Patients with severe psychiatric disorders

• Recent (<6 months) history of alcohol or drug abuse

• Patients with severe neuropsychiatric disorders

• Non-fluency in German language