Open AccessIntravenous Lidocaine for the Prevention of Cough: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Author(s) -
Sara Clivio,
Alessandro Putzu,
Martin R. Tramèr
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000003699
Subject(s) - medicine , number needed to treat , placebo , lidocaine , relative risk , number needed to harm , anesthesia , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , randomized controlled trial , adverse effect , pathology , optics , physics , alternative medicine
It remains unclear to what extent intravenous lidocaine prevents cough and whether there is dose-responsiveness and risk of harm.