Journal of Clinical Anesthesiology: Open Access

Department of Anaesthesia, Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital, New Delhi, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Nebulised Budesonide with Nebulised Dexamethasone in Reducing Post-operative Sore Throat in Patients undergoing Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery in Prone Position
  Author(s): Sounak Paul, Richa Gangwar and Krishna Mall Pratap*
  
  Aims of the Study: Postoperative Sore Throat (POST), a frequent adverse event after general anesthesia represents a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms. It may vary from laryngitis, pharyngitis, tracheitis, hoarseness, cough, or dysphagia. It may adversely affect the post-operative satisfaction score and activities of the patients after leaving hospital. Aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of inhaled dexamethasone with inhaled budesonide in preventing POST in patients undergoing elective lumbar spine surgeries in prone position. Patients and Methods: A total of 120 patients of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II of both sexes, aged 18-65 years were included in this study. Patients were randomly assigned into one of the two groups of 60 patients each: Group B was nebulized with 5.. Read More»
  

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