Dexmedetomidine Versus Lidocaine in Attenuating Airway Reflexes During Recovery of Thyroidectomy Patients
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
It is widely believed that most of the patients experience a cough upon emergence from
general anesthesia, due to many causes including the presence of an endotracheal tube,
uncleared secretions and anesthetic gas. Cough during tracheal extubation may lead to several
complications, such as hypertension, tachycardia and postoperative bleeding.
In this study the investigators are going to compare the effectiveness of intravenous
Dexmedetomidine and intravenous lidocaine in attenuating the air way reflexes and coughing
during recovery of thyroidectomy patients.