Comparison of nebulized ketamine with nebulized magnesium sulfate on the incidence of postoperative sore throat
Author(s) -
Sivakumar Segaran,
ArishT Bacthavasalame,
RanjanR Venkatesh,
Mamie Zachariah,
SagievKoshy George,
K. Ravichandran
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
anesthesia essays and researches
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 , physics , optics , materials science , metallurgy
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.
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