The incidence of cough induced by remifentanil during anesthetic induction was decreased by graded escalation of the remifentanil concentration
BackgroundIt is well known that opioids induce coughing. Many drugs such as lidocaine and ketamine are used to effectively prevent the coughing induced by opioids and this has been revealed to be effective. In this study, we evaluated the preventive effect of a graded escalation of the remifentanil...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2010-02-01
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Series: | Korean Journal of Anesthesiology |
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Online Access: | http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-58-117.pdf |