Open AccessEffect of Intravenous Lidocaine, Dexamethasone, and Their Combination on Postoperative Sore Throat: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Asish Subedi,
Mukesh Tripathi,
Krishna Pokharel,
Sindhu Khatiwada
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000003842
Subject(s) - medicine , sore throat , lidocaine , anesthesia , dexamethasone , odds ratio , incidence (geometry) , intubation , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval , placebo , pharyngitis , surgery , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , optics
Postoperative sore throat (POST), hoarseness, and cough after tracheal intubation are not uncommon. Although both lidocaine and dexamethasone have been used independently to reduce these events, there is no study assessing the combined effects of lidocaine and dexamethasone.