Department of Anesthesiology, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, India
Research Article
Comparative Study of Verapamil versus Lignocaine for Attenuation of Pressor Response during Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation
Author(s): Shrey Ashok Kakodker* and Sharmila Borkar
BACKGROUND
Tachycardia and systolic hypertension are considered the usual circulatory responses to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation, occurring by virtue of sympathetic response accompanied by catecholamine activity. Hence suppression of this response is beneficial. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of Intravenous verapamil in two different doses with intravenous lignocaine in attenuating the hemodynamic responses to endotracheal intubation.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Ninety patients belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I and II, normotensive, in the age group of 18-60 years, who were scheduled for various elective surgical procedures, were included in the study and randomly allocated into 3 groups of 30 patients each; group I received verapamil (0.1 mg/kg), group II received verapa.. View More»
