U.S., March 12 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06870357) titled 'A Study of the Correlation Between the Debilitating State of the Elderly and Propofol Sensitivity' on Nov. 19, 2024.
Brief Summary: In an aging society, there is a surge in the number of surgeries for elderly patients in hospitals, and the elderly are at greater risk of anesthesia due to their own characteristics: slowing metabolism, decreasing resistance, and decreasing physical function, and increased sensitivity to propofol. However, there are large individual differences, and anesthesiologists have found that they cannot judge a patient's sensitivity to anesthetic drugs based on age alone. Patients with different levels of debi...