Comparison of the effectiveness of lidocaine and salbutamol on coughing provoked by intravenous remifentanil during anesthesia induction

BackgroundCoughing is a side effect of opioids that is rarely studied. Here, we evaluated the incidence of remifentanil induced coughing during anesthesia induction in an attempt to identify its risk factors and to examine the preventive effects of lidocaine and salbutamol.MethodsA total of 237 pati...

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Main Authors: Si-Ra Bang, Hyun Joo Ahn, Hyo Jin Kim, Gunn Hee Kim, Jie Ae Kim, Mikyung Yang, Jin-Kyoung Kim, Hyun-Sung Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2010-11-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-59-319.pdf