Comparison of intravenous lignocaine and esmolol in attenuating hemodynamic response and cough reflex during extubation in hypertensive patients under general anaesthesia

• Main Authors: Ng, CY, Liu, CY, Cheah, SK, Ooi, Joanna Su Min, Rufinah Teo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18268/1/6_ms0486_pdf_10044.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18268/; https://medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/16/2
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Tracheal extubation carries higher complication rates compared to intubation during general anaesthesia (GA). Thus, various drugs are used to attenuate hemodynamic responses and cough reflex during extubation. We investigated if intravenous (IV) lignocaine and esmolol, given prior extubation,...