Open AccessEvaluation of preoperative Strepsils lozenges on incidence of postextubation cough and sore throat in smokers undergoing anesthesia with endotracheal intubation
Author(s) -
Divya Gupta,
Sanjay Agrawal,
J. P. Sharma
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.130737
Subject(s) - sore throat , medicine , lozenge , anesthesia , incidence (geometry) , intubation , endotracheal intubation , throat , group b , tracheal intubation , pharyngitis , american society of anesthesiologists , elective surgery , surgery , physics , archaeology , optics , history
Post-operative sore throat (POST) is an undesirable side effect of endotracheal intubation. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures have been utilized for minimizing the morbidity caused by POST. We have tested use of Strepsils lozenges in providing efficacy for decreasing POST in smokers presenting for surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation.