Open AccessEffect of intracuff dexamethasone on incidence and severity of post operative sore -Prospective randomized study
Author(s) -
Sunil Rajan,
Nairayani,
Jerry Paul,
Lakshmi Kumar
Publication year - 2021
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/joacp.joacp_28_19
Subject(s) - medicine , sore throat , anesthesia , incidence (geometry) , dexamethasone , intubation , randomized controlled trial , endotracheal intubation , saline , surgery , prospective cohort study , endotracheal tube , physics , optics
Postoperative sore throat (POST) continues to be a common concern following endotracheal intubation. Objectives of the present study were to compare the effects of intracuff dexamethasone on the incidence and severity of POST, postoperative hoarseness of voice (POHV) and cough (POC).