Comparison of Lidocaine and Remifentanil for the Effect on Responses to the Endotracheal Tube During Emergence From General Anesthesia

Yonsei University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Thyroidectomy

Treatments: Drug: remifentanil / lidocaine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01082458

4-2009-0519

Details and patient eligibility

About

Target concentration infusion(TCI) of remifentanil (2.0ng/ml) suppresses the cough induced by endotracheal tube more effectively than intravenous administration of lidocaine (1.5mg/kg).

Enrollment: 67 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Females older than 20 years old

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with acute or chronic respiratory disease, hypertension, gastro-esophageal reflux disease, having preoperative sedatives or mucolytics, and current smoker.