An evaluation of the efficacy of aspirin and benzydamine hydrochloride gargle for attenuating postoperative sore throat: A prospective, randomized, single-blind study

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1001-1003

  Agarwal, Anil ^a   Nath, S S ^a   Goswami, Debolina ^a   Gupta, Devendra ^a   Dhiraaj, Sanjay ^a   Singh, Prabhat K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BENZYDAMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GARGLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SORE THROAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASPIRIN; BENZYDAMINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTHWASHES; PHARYNGITIS; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 33750041365     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000231637.28427.00     Document Type: Article

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