The prophylactic effects of gabapentin on postoperative sore throat after thyroid surgery

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-142

  Lee, Jae Ho ^a   Lee, Hyun Kyu ^a   Chun, Na Hyung ^a   So, Yoon ^a   Lim, Chi Young ^a  

^a National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gabapentin; Postoperative pharyngitis; Thyroid cancer

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; PARACETAMOL; PHYGMIN; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; RAMOSETRON; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; TABINUL; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMNOLENCE; SORE THROAT; SWALLOWING; THYROID CANCER; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84874595868     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2013.64.2.138     Document Type: Article

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