Ketamine gargle for attenuating postoperative sore throat

Canbay O. , Celebi N., Sahin A., Celiker V., Ozgen S., Aypar U.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA, cilt.100, ss.490-493, 2008 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 100 Konu: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/bja/aen023
  • Dergi Adı: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.490-493

Özet

Background. Tracheal intubation is a foremost cause of trauma to the airway mucosa, resulting in postoperative sore throat (POST) with reported incidences of 21 - 65%. We compared the effectiveness of ketamine gargles with placebo in preventing POST after endotracheal intubation.