Anesthesia maintenance with propofol and remifentanil for older adults
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests a fixed-ratio combination of two common anesthetics (propofol and remifentanil) given through a target-controlled infusion during surgery. It aims to find the best way to keep patients aged 65 or older asleep and pain-free during noncardiac surgeries lasting at least an hour.
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Who can take part
- You are 65 years or older.
- You are scheduled for a noncardiac surgery expected to last 1 hour or more under general anesthesia.
- You will need a patient-controlled pain pump (PCA) after surgery.
- You are able to communicate and do not have severe dementia, coma, or a language barrier.
- You do not have a history of schizophrenia, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, or myasthenia gravis.
- You have not had a traumatic brain injury or brain surgery.
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