Controlled comparison between betamethasone gel and lidocaine jelly applied over tracheal tube to reduce postoperative sore throat, cough, and hoarseness of voice

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-218

  Sumathi, P A ^a   Shenoy, T ^a   Ambareesha, M ^a   Krishna, H M ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Complications, intubation tracheal, sore throat, cough; Larynx, damage; Pharmacology, betamethasone, lidocaine

Indexed keywords

BETAGEL; BETAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG FORMULATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SORE THROAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GEL; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; COUGH; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GELS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HOARSENESS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 38949103472     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem341     Document Type: Article

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