A Comparison of Inhalation vs. Intravenous Induction

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Conditions studied: Hypothermia

In brief

To compart differences on the effect on core temperature between anesthetic induction with intravenous propofol versus inhalation induction with sevoflurane

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02331108

Run by

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network

People needed

331

Starts

2014-08-01

Expected to finish

2016-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Elective surgery Adult, age >= 18 years old Scheduled for general anesthesia Medically fit and able to safely go any of the four anesthetic inductions in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Emergency surgery, or any other aspiration risk Minor, age <18 Pregnant Febrile illness Contraindication to nasal instrumentation Allergy to propofol Malignant hyperthermia Requiring Total Invravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) Inability to oxygenate on less than 50% FiO2 Intra-cranial surgery Receiving vasoactive medications Significant valvular heart disease Unstable cardiac disease Surgery requiring prone or lateral positioning Contraindication to nitrous oxide Prisoners

Where it is running

• Albert EinsteinMedical Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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