NCT06967675

Perfusion Index in Pediatric Low-Flow Anesthesia

Changes in Perfusion Index Under Low-Flow Anesthesia and Its Effects on Postoperative Emergence in Pediatric Patients

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istinye University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate changes in perfusion index (PI) in pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery under low-flow anesthesia. PI will be monitored at multiple intraoperative and postoperative time points to assess its relationship with hemodynamic stability and depth of anesthesia. The study will also investigate whether low-flow anesthesia affects the incidence of emergence agitation (EA). Patients will be assigned to either low-flow or normal-flow anesthesia groups based on routine clinical practice. No intervention will be applied beyond standard care. The findings are expected to provide insight into the predictive value of PI in postoperative recovery and support safer anesthesia practices in pediatric populations.

Conditions

• Perfusion Index
• Low-Flow Anesthesia
• Postoperative Recovery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Low-Flow Anesthesia (LFA)	General anesthesia with a fresh gas flow rate of 1 L/min (50% oxygen + 50% air).

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-06-15
• Primary completion: 2025-08-05
• Completion: 2025-08-10
• First posted: 2025-05-13
• Last updated: 2025-07-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)