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POCD in Elderly Patients Following Desflurane or Sevoflurane General Anesthesia

NCT01199913 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2014-09-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The use of desflurane in elderly subjects (\>65 years old) undergoing general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation will result in decreased POCD compared to sevoflurane if the patient's MAP is within 20% of the patient's baseline and the cerebral suppression state index stays within the moderately anesthetized range during general anesthesia.

Conditions

  • 1. Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction

Interventions

OTHER

The intervention will be Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)

A questionnaire given to the study patient before and after the anesthetic at 1, 6 and 24 hours.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Loma Linda University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-08-31
Completion
2014-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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