Overview

Laryngeal Injuries After Anesthesia Induction With Sevoflurane and After Anesthesia Induction With Rocuronium

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-02-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Anesthesia induction with sevoflurane is not associated with an increased incidence or severity of laryngeal injuries compared with an anesthesia induction with a muscle relaxant.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Rostock
Treatments:
Anesthetics
Propofol
Remifentanil
Rocuronium
Sevoflurane
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- ear-nose-throat surgery

- orotracheal intubation for surgery of the ear

Exclusion Criteria:

- obesity

- allergy against the study drugs

- patients with a known or suspected difficult airway (Mallampati score 3 or 4 and a
mouth opening < 3.5 cm).

- all patients were examined by stroboscopy one day before surgery and were excluded
from the study when preexisting pathologies of the vocal cords were found