Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Impact of Intravenous Lidocaine on Laryngeal Reflex Responses in Pediatric Patients Anesthetized With Propofol
Brief Summary:
To describe respiratory and laryngeal responses to laryngeal stimulation during propofol anesthesia in children. To determine whether the co-administration of lidocaine blunts these reflex responses. The outcome of primary interest is the reflex laryngospasm.
Hypotheses:
I: The severity of laryngospasm evoked by laryngeal stimulation is reduced 2 min. after iv. administration on 2mg/kg lidocaine in pediatric patients anesthetized with propofol (3mcg/ml).
II:The incidence of laryngospasm elicited by controlled stimulation 10min. after iv. administration of lidocaine is equivalent to the response before the administration of lidocaine.