Influence of Speed of Fentanyl Citrate Injection before Induction of Anesthesia on Fentanyl-Induced Cough: a Prospective, Randomized, Double Blinded Study View PDF

^*Sandeep Kumar Kar
Department Of Cardiac Anesthesiology, IPGME & R, Kolkata, India

^*Corresponding Author:

Sandeep Kumar Kar
Department Of Cardiac Anesthesiology, IPGME & R, Kolkata, India
Email:sndpkar@yahoo.co.in

Published on: 2014-10-20

Abstract

Fentanyl Induced Coughing (FIC), with the incidence ranging from 18-65%; is not always benign and brief and can be remarkably troublesome, spasmodic, explosive at the most critical moment of induction of anesthesia when airway reflex is lost, attracting immediate emergency intervention. We designed this study to evaluate the effect of injection time on fentanyl induced cough.

Keywords

Genetics, Hematological sciences, Microbiology, Nephrology, Neurosciences, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics

Introduction

Even in the era of ultra short acting opioid, fentanyl is a very popular and one of the most commonly used opioid in anaesthetic practice. The properties of fentanyl like profound analgesia, quick onset, short duration of action, reduced MAC of inhaled anaesthetics, reduced requirement of other anaesthetics without the cost of severe hemodynamic instability and alteration in cerebral perfusion made fentanyl an excellent choice for use as premedication, analgesic, in coinduction and in monitored anaesthesia care