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Study aim
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Determining and comparing the preventive effect of dexmedetomidine infusion on recovery indicators after rhinoplasty under general anesthesia
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Design
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A randomized, triple-blinding clinical trial, with the parallel groups, Phase 3 on 60 patients
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Settings and conduct
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In this randomized three-blind randomized clinical trial, 60 eligible patients referred to Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan will be included in the study and randomly divided into 3 groups. Before the end of surgery, patients are prescribed different doses of dexmedetomidine or normal saline by two methods, bolus and infusion.Then the intensity of pain and chills of the patients will be evaluated and compared among the three groups.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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The inclusion criteria include the age group of 18 to 65 years, candidate for rhinoplasty surgery under general anesthesia, class I and II of the American Society of Anesthesiology(ASA), and consent to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria include addiction, history of previous allergy to dexmedetomidine, body mass index (BMI) above 30 kg/m2, and taking painkillers or neuropsychiatric drugs before the intervention.
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Intervention groups
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The first intervention group: Half an hour before the end of the surgery, dexmedetomidine 1 microgram/kg bolus dose will be prescribed within 10 minutes, and then half microgram/kg infusion and continue until 30 minutes after recovery.
The second intervention group: Half an hour before the end of the surgery, 1 microgram/kg bolus dose will be prescribed within 10 minutes, then 0.7 microgram/kg infusion and continue until 30 minutes after entering recovery.
Control group: half an hour before the end of the surgery, normal saline will be administered in the same volume as the intervention groups in the form of bolus and infusion.
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Main outcome variables
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Pain; Chills; Restlessness; Nausea; Vomiting