Methemoglobin Levels in Generally Anesthetized Pediatric Dental Patients Receiving Local Anesthetics
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
To establish and compare maximum methemoglobin blood levels and times to maximum
methemoglobin blood levels following the administration of the injectable local anesthetics
prilocaine and lidocaine when used for dental treatment in pediatric patients under general
anesthesia. Patients will be randomized into three equal study groups. Two of the study
groups will receive local anesthetic and the third group will not. Methemoglobin blood levels
will be non-invasively monitored and recorded throughout dental treatment for all groups
using a Masimo Radical-7 Pulse Co-Oximeter device.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Loma Linda University
Treatments:
Anesthetics Anesthetics, Local Epinephrine Epinephryl borate Lidocaine Prilocaine Racepinephrine