Lower Extremity Elevation to Minimize Hemodynamic Instability During Induction of General Anesthesia
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine if lower extremity elevation (LEE) will reduce the incidence of postinduction hypotension, to compare the utilization of vasoactive medications after induction in patients with LEE and patients without LEE and to determine if LEE will increase measured cardiac output
Condition
- Post Induction Hypotension
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 70 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)3 or lower - Patients requiring general anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
- Allergic reaction to drugs commonly used for general anesthesia including fentanyl, midazolam, propofol, ephedrine and phenylephrine - Pregnant women - Requiring rapid sequence induction - Prisoners - Patient refusal - Emergency Surgery
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Group 1: LEE |
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No Intervention Group 2: no LEE |
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Recruiting Locations
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Houston, Texas 77030
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston