Local Anaesthesia and Remifentanil Sedation Versus Total Intravenous Anaesthesia for Hysteroscopic Surgery in an Ambulatory Surgery Department.

Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Ambulatory Surgery

Conscious Sedation

Anesthesia Recovery Period

Remifentanil

Hysteroscopic Surgery

Treatments

Other: local anaesthesia and remifentanil sedation

Other: total intravenous anaesthesia

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00763789

H-D-2008-031

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare a new method: the combination of conscious sedation with remifentanil (a shortlasting opioid drug) and local anaesthesia, with the traditional general anaesthesia for hysteroscopic surgery. The primary outcomes are: the time spent in the operation room, the time to full mobilisation postoperatively and the time to complete recovery postoperatively and the time to discharge. Secondary outcome: patient satisfaction.

Enrollment

96 estimated patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age > 18 years,
ASA classification I-II
Speaks and writes danish
Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

ASA classification III-VI
Emotional disorder - medically treated within a week before surgery
Patients in risk of perioperative aspiration - who must be intubated
BMI > 35
Patients who have been using pain medicine within a week before surgery (except PCM and NSAID)
Patients who have been using sleeping medicine or sedatives within a week before surgery