Effects of Different Anesthesia on Odor Memory

Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Odor Memory; Smell Functions

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: butanol threshold test and smell identification tests

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05499845

2013/02

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to research the effect of different general anesthesia administration on postoperative smell functions and memory.

Enrollment: 97 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-II risk groups
• operated under elective conditions with general anesthesia requiring intubation
• operation durations of 40-180 minutes.

Exclusion criteria

• intracranial,
• endocrine or nasal surgery,
• pregnant cases,
• those with history of respiratory tract diseases and psychiatric disease, with disorder of odor reception and perception,
• with smoking and chronic alcohol use,
• requiring a nasogastric probe

Trial design

97 participants in 3 patient groups

Group P (n=40) (Propofol),

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: butanol threshold test and smell identification tests

Group PS (n=40) (Propofol-Sevoflurane),

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: butanol threshold test and smell identification tests

Group S (n=40) (Sevoflurane).

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: butanol threshold test and smell identification tests