About this trial
Inflammatory response and hemodynamic response in patients with intraabdominal sepsis and Effects of Dexmedetomidine versus ketamine on it .
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
• Adult patients admitted to ICU after ileus surgery (perforated viscus, infarcted bowel, strangulated hernia, anastomotic leakage, diverticulitis, and intestinal obstruction), and who will be expected to require postoperative sedation and ventilation.
Abdominal sepsis was determined as organ dysfunction with a substantial change in overall SOFA score (2) ≥ 2 points because of intra-abdominal sepsis.
Disqualifiers
• Known allergy to ketamine, dexmedetomidine,
Confirmed pregnancy,
Heart failure (class 3 or 4 of the New York Heart Association),
Renal failure (RIFLE classification),
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Dexmedetomidine
DrugPatients will receive dexmedetomidine
Ketamine
Drugpatients Will receive ketamine
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
blood pressure
Effect of the study drugs as sedative agents on blood pressure in mechanically ventilated septic patients after abdominal exploration for intestinal surgery.
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