International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Hussein Talib Mohsin
Department of Anaesthesia, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Medical City, Baghdad, IraqPublications
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Research
The Effect of iv. Lidocaine On Postoperative Respiratory Comlications of Isoflurane Anaesthesia In Paediatrics
Author(s): Mustafa Mohammed Salih*, Afraa Kasem Kadhim and Hussein Talib Mohsin
Background: Inhalation anesthesia using Isoflurane in pediatrics is related to airway irritability, coughing, breath holding, and laryngeal spasm. This study aims to determine the effect of i.v. Lidocaine 5 minutes before emergence on the incidence and severity of postoperative respiratory complications of Isoflurane in a pediatric population. Method: A randomized clinical trial study conducted in Children Welfare Hospital included 118 unpremeditated children, aged 6 months to 10 years who were enrolled in the study and randomized to receive iv. Lidocaine (n=54, Group A) and Not receiving Lidocaine (n=64, Group B). Were all induced with Propofol and maintained with Isoflurane. The occurrence of coughing, breath-holding, laryngospasm, bronchospasm, and secretion was recorded. The severity of each complication was graded on a scale of 0-3. Resul.. Read More»
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