Effects of topical dexamethasone in postoperative sore throat.

Jeong Han LeeSoo Bin KimWonjin LeeSeunghee KiMyoung-Hun KimKwangrae ChoSe Hun LimKun Moo LeeDeul-Nyuck ChoiMinkyung Oh

Published in: Korean journal of anesthesiology (2016)

Among patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, those who gargled with 0.05% dexamethasone solution exhibited lower severity of POST than the control group, and those whose endotracheal tube cuff was soaked in the dexamethasone solution before intubation exhibited significantly lower incidence and severity of POST than the control group.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
high dose
low dose
risk factors
cardiac arrest