Comparative evaluation of oral gabapentin versus clonidine as premedication on preoperative sedation and laryngoscopic stress response attenuation for the patients undergoing general anesthesia

Background: Laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation (L and I) is associated with rise in blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), leading to adverse cardiological outcome especially in susceptible individuals. To compare the BP, HR during L and I as well as to evaluate the preoperative sedation statu...

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Main Authors: Saikat Majumdar, Anjan Das, Haripada Das, Sambhunath Bandyopadhyay, Bimal Kumar Hajra, Dipankar Mukherjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Perspectives in Clinical Research
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Online Access:http://www.picronline.org/article.asp?issn=2229-3485;year=2015;volume=6;issue=4;spage=211;epage=216;aulast=Majumdar