Clinical Trial: Sedation Methods in Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage: Procedure Quality and Recovery

U.S., June 11 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07640243) titled 'Sedation Methods in Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage: Procedure Quality and Recovery' on Jan. 12.

Brief Summary: This prospective, randomized, single-center study aims to evaluate and compare two different sedation and analgesia regimens used during percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) procedures. A total of 96 adult patients undergoing elective PTBD or biliary stenting will be randomized to receive either propofol-remifentanil or propofol-ketamine sedation. The primary outcome is recovery time assessed using the Modified Aldrete Score. Secondary outcomes include procedure quality, pain scores, patient and ope...