Comparison between magnesium sulphate and esmolol in attenuating haemodynamic responses to laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation

• Main Authors: Norhuzaimah J, Liu, Chian Yong, Muhammad Maaya, Ooi Su Min, Joanna Su Min
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12551/1/3._norhuzaimah_et_al._.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12551/; http://jsurgacad.com/toc/8/1
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

During induction of general anaesthesia, the act of laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation stimulates the sympathetic nervous system resulting in an increase in blood pressure and heart rate which may be harmful especially in elderly patients with pre-existing ischaemic heart disease. Several drugs ha...