Institute of General Surgery of Jinling Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210002, China
NCT Number: NCT02670954
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of appropriate postoperative sedation with dexmedetomidine for patients after abdominal surgeries.Prospective randomised controlled study was conducted among patients after abdominal surgeries began in October 2015.The investigators enroll patients who received abdominal surgeries. One group receive sedative along with analgesic and the other group analgesic only for the other group on the first 24 hours after surgeries and will follow up for 3 days.
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Notify Me16 year–85 year
All sexes
Interventional
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Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210002, China
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
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Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries
assessed by Prince Henry Pain Scale by investigators at 8:00 am after surgeries until discharge from ICU
Time frame: from admission to 30 days after abdominal surgeries
assessed by time to first defecation
Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries
evaluation of postoperative inflammatory response, blood sample collected at 6:00am for 1-3d after surgeries
Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries
evaluation of postoperative inflammatory response, blood sample collected at 6:00am for 1-3d after surgeries
Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries
assessed by Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale by investigators at 8:00 am after surgeries until discharge from ICU, target range is -2 to +1
Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries
systolic blood pressure <80 mmHg or/and diastolic blood pressure <50 mmHg is considered hypotension
Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries
heart rate <40/min is considered bradycardia
Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries
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