Dexmedetomidine Infusion in Either Total Intravenous Anesthesia or Inhalational Anesthesia to Improve Surgical Field Visibility in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Dexmedetomidine Infusion in either Total Intravenous Anesthesia or Inhalational Anesthesia to Improve Surgical Field Visibility in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

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Key information

Conditions

Rhinosinusitis Infections Nose Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Paranasal Sinus Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Rhinitis Sinusitis

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Menoufia university hospital, Menoufia, Shibin Elkom, Egypt

About this study

the study was prospective randomized single blinded study

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I and II patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery in the age group from 18-50 years.

Exclusion criteria

History of allergy to medications used in the study, refusal of patients to participate, hepatic or renal dysfunction, chronic pain condition, psychological and neurological disorders

Treatment and study plan

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Procedure

sinus surgery

Dexmedetomidine

Drug

precedex

Primary outcomes

Surgical field visibility

Time frame: intraoperative

Surgical field visibility assessed every 15 minutes based on Boezaart scale from 0 to 5 as 0 is the worst score and 5 is the best

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Menoufia University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Mar 10, 2025
Registry last updated: Sep 8, 2025

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