Open AccessComparison of nebulized ketamine with nebulized magnesium sulfate on the incidence of postoperative sore throat
Author(s) -
Sivakumar Sivalingam,
Arish T Bacthavasalame,
Ranjan R Venkatesh,
Mamie Zachariah,
Sagiev Koshy George,
K. Ravichandran
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_148_18
Subject(s) - sore throat , medicine , anesthesia , ketamine , incidence (geometry) , intubation , tracheal intubation , saline , laryngoscopy , pharyngitis , magnesium , surgery , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , optics
Postoperative sore throat (POST) is a known complication following general anesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation. Its incidence ranges from 21% to 65% and remains the eighth most undesirable postoperative event. Various measures have been tried to decrease the incidence of sore throat with various success rates.