Safety Study of Analgesia After Craniotomy Surgery With End Tidal (ET) Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Monitoring
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-05-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
This research is being done to compare two methods of giving fentanyl, a narcotic often given
to patients following brain surgery and determine if one method has more side effects than
the other. Both of these methods are available in the postoperative treatment of pain. This
research also is being done to determine if patients receiving narcotic pain medicine will
benefit from additional monitoring of carbon dioxide levels. Since narcotic pain medicines
can slow down breathing, The investigators want to see if measuring exhaled carbon dioxide
levels will help identify a slower breathing rate and improve safety.