Comparing the Preemptive Effect of 4 and 8 mg Intracuff Dexamethasone on Postoperative Sore Throat and Cough

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1 Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center AND Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center AND Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center AND Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

4 Student of Medicine, Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Background: Postoperative sore throat after extubation is a common complication after surgery following general anesthesia. Several methods have been proposed, such as the use of intracuff dexamethasone to control these complications, but there is not always a standard method for it. The purpose of this study was to compare the precautionary effect of two different doses of intracuff dexamethasone (4 and 8 mg) on postoperative sore throat and cough.Methods: In this clinical trial study, 90 patients underwent general anesthesia with intubation were included. Patients were randomly divided into three groups. The first group received 4 mg, and the second one, 8 mg dexamethasone, and the third, physiologic serum in the form of intracuff before intubation. Postoperative sore throat and cough were compared between the three groups.Findings: The mean intensity of postoperative sore throat at recovery, and 1 and 24 hours later, and the number of coughing in recovery in the first and second groups was significantly lower than the placebo group (P < 0.05). On the other hand, there was no significant difference between the first and second groups based on postoperative sore throat and cough (P > 0.05). Moreover, there was no significant difference between the three groups based on demographic data.Conclusion: The use of intracuff dexamethasone in doses of 4 and 8 mg has a beneficial effect on reducing complications after extubation, such as sore throat and postoperative cough, and there is no difference between the two doses in reducing these complications.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 36, Issue 509 - Serial Number 509
November and December 2019
Pages 1560-1565

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  • Receive Date: 08 August 2018
  • Revise Date: 02 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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