Open AccessTranstracheal lidocaine: An alternative to intraoperative propofol infusion when muscle relaxants are not used
Author(s) -
Sunil Rajan,
Nitu Puthenveettil,
Jerry Paul
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.130016
Subject(s) - propofol , medicine , anesthesia , lidocaine , intubation , bolus (digestion) , hemodynamics , surgery , tracheal intubation
Facial nerve monitoring, often required during total parotidectomy, precludes use of long acting muscle relaxants and propofol infusion is used solely to ensure patient immobility. We aimed to compare intraoperative patient immobility, hemodynamic stability and propofol consumption during total parotidectomy following a transtracheal block.