Evaluation of the application of topical steroids on the endotracheal tube in decreasing post-operative sore throat

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 167-170

  Selvaraj, Thomas ^a   Dhanpal, Radhika ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Complications : Cough, hoarseness, sore throat; Drugs : Steroids, lignocaine; Intubation : Endotracheal

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; LIDOCAINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PREDNISONE; RANITIDINE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SORE THROAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36349002259     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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