Onset Time of Thiopental Versus Propofol in the Elderly
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study is aimed at increasing the safety of the use of anaesthesia in an elderly
population (> 60 years). Patients with decreased physiological reserve, including all elderly
patients, have an increased risk of getting an erroneous induction bolus. This project will
investigate how fast elderly patients (> 60 years) fall asleep during bolus induction of
anaesthesia with two of the most used hypnotics, thiopental and propofol, evaluated with
BIS-monitoring and clinical signs of anaesthetic depth. The hemodynamic response will also be
evaluated.