Background In surgical patients undergoing general anaesthesia, coughing at the time of
extubation is common and can result in potentially dangerous complications. We performed …

Background Sore throat is a common side‐effect of general anaesthesia and is reported by
between 30% and 70% of patients after tracheal intubation. The likelihood of a sore throat …

BACKGROUND: It remains unclear to what extent intravenous lidocaine prevents cough and
whether there is dose-responsiveness and risk of harm. METHODS: We searched electronic …

The purpose of this meta‐analysis was to determine the efficacy of lidocaine in preventing
laryngospasm during general anaesthesia in children. An electronic search of six databases …

Cough is a common complication following pulmonary resection. Persistent and severe
cough after pulmonary resection can cause significant impairments in quality of life among …

BACKGROUND: Postoperative sore throat (POST), hoarseness, and cough after tracheal
intubation are not uncommon. Although both lidocaine and dexamethasone have been used …

There are limited options for treatment of the common disease, equine asthma. The aim of
this study was to estimate the feasibility and potential efficacy of using nebulized lidocaine …

Background Postoperative sore throat (POST) is one of the main adverse postoperative
outcome after tracheal intubation using double-lumen endobronchial tubes (DLTs). The aim …

Postoperative sore throat is one of the most common complications following endotracheal
intubation. Nebulization therapy, a preferable and safety method of drug delivery, has been …

Materials and Methods: Ninety women (18–60 years of age) with an American Society of
Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II and undergoing elective mastoidectomy were …