Effect of Intravenous Lidocaine and Dexamethasone Combination on Postoperative Sore Throat, Cough and Hoarseness.
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Post operative sore throat (POST) following tracheal intubation is a common problem causing
dissatisfaction and discomfort to the patients. Prophylactic use of both lidocaine and
dexamethasone has been used independently for this purpose. However, there is no study
assessing the synergistic analgesic effects of lidocaine and dexamethasone for POST. The
purpose of this study is to compare the effect of lidocaine, dexamethasone and lidocaine
dexamethasone combination on the incidence and severity of POST.