Sevoflurane in combination with remifentanil for tracheal extubation after otologic surgery

• Published in: American journal of health-system pharmacy Vol. 71; no. 13; pp. 1108 - 1111
• Main Authors: HU, CHUNBO, YU, HUIQIAN, YE, MIN, SHEN, XIA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda, MD Copyright American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved 01.07.2014; American Society of Health Pharmacists; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Administration, Inhalation; Adult; Airway Extubation - methods; Anesthesia; Anesthetics. Neuromuscular blocking agents; Biological and medical sciences; Case studies; Dosage and administration; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Intubation; Intubation, Intratracheal - methods; Male; Medical sciences; Methods; Methyl Ethers - administration & dosage; Middle Aged; Neuropharmacology; Otologic Surgical Procedures - methods; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Piperidines - administration & dosage; Remifentanil; Sevoflurane; Single-Blind Method; Trachea; United States; Volatile compound; Human; Agonist; Drug combination; Ear disease; μ Opioid receptor; Opiates; Narcotic analgesic; Respiratory system; Extubation; Remifentanil; Respiratory tract; Sevoflurane; Treatment; General anesthetic; Surgery; ENT disease; Phenylpiperidine derivatives; Sedative; Trachea; Halogen Organic compounds

PURPOSEThe effects of i.v. remifentanil in combination with an inhaled anesthetic to facilitate tracheal extubation of deeply anesthetized adults after otologic surgery are investigated. METHODSFifty patients undergoing middleear surgery were recruited for the study. All patients were administered d...