Single Dose Tramadol Effect on Extubation Response and Quality of Emergence Post-supratentorial Intracranial Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Several modalities have been studied to prevent coughing during emergence, including
extubation in a deep plane of anesthesia but have proved to be unreliable. So far, no
reliable method is recommended as standard of care. The advantages of administering tramadol
includes a long duration of action, rapid recovery, limited depression of respiratory
function and no effect on platelet makes it a safe medication to use for neurosurgical
patients after craniotomy. The primary objective of the study is to observe the effect of
single dose of tramadol (1mg/kg) administered 45 minutes before extubation on hemodynamic
response (measurement of B.P and H.R) during extubation.