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Impact of Perioperative Dexmedetomidine on Long-term Outcomes in Elderly Patients After Cardiac Surgery: 6-year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating dexmedetomidine hydrochloride for injection and 0.9% sodium chloride for injection for Cardiac Surgery and 4 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 285 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
A retrospective study showed that intraoperative dexmedetomidine administration was associated with decreased risk of 1-year mortality after cardiac surgery. In a previous randomized controlled trial, 285 elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery were randomized to receive either perioperative dexmedetomidine or placebo (normal saline) administration. The purpose of this 6-year follow-up study is to investigate whether perioperative dexmedetomidine can improve long-term outcomes in those recruited elderly patients after cardiac surgery.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Before anesthesia, dexmedetomidine hydrochloride for injection (200 ug/2 ml) will be diluted with normal saline to 50 ml (final dexmedetomidine concentration 4 ug/ml). Before anesthesia induction, a loading dose will be administered by intravenous infusion at a rate of \[0.9\*kg\] ml/h for 10 minutes (i.e., dexmedetomidine 0.6 ug/kg in 10 minutes), followed by continuous infusion at a rate of \[0.1\*kg\] ml/h (i.e., dexmedetomidine at a rate of 0.4 ug/kg/h) until the end of surgery. After surgery, the infusion rate will be decreased to \[0.025\*kg\] ml/h (i.e., dexmedetomidine at a rate of 0.1 ug/kg/h) and continued until the end of mechanical ventilation.
Before anesthesia, 0.9% sodium chloride for injection 50 ml will be prepared. Before anesthesia induction, a loading dose will be administered by intravenous infusion at a rate of \[0.9\*kg\] ml/h for 10 minutes, followed by continuous infusion at a rate of \[0.1\*kg\] ml/h until the end of surgery. After surgery, the infusion rate will be decreased to \[0.025\*kg\] ml/h and continued until the end of mechanical ventilation.