The Influence of Injection Rate on EEG Propofol Peak Effect as Measured by Bispectral Index

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2003-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether injection rate of propofol has an influence on its maximum effect.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Technische Universität München
• Treatments: Propofol

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1-3

• scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria:

• emergency surgery

• obesity

• indication for rapid sequence induction

• drugs that affect the central nervous system

• history of alcohol or drug abuse

• neurological or psychiatric diseases

• contraindications against the use of propofol