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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2025

Nebulized Dexmedetomidine for Postoperative Sore Throat: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Sunaakshi Puri, Anjishnujit Bandyopadhyay, Vighnesh Ashok, Sumit Roy Chowdhury

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Sunaakshi Puri *Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Post Graduate Institute of Child Health, Noida, India.
Anjishnujit Bandyopadhyay *Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, JPNATC, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Vighnesh AshokDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Sumit Roy ChowdhuryDepartment of Neuroanesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2544-7314

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Abstract

Postoperative sore throat (POST) is common following general anesthesia, and the effects of preoperative nebulized dexmedetomidine on reducing the incidence of POST is uncertain. We aimed to clarify the efficacy of preoperative nebulized dexmedetomidine compared to nebulized ketamine and placebo on the incidence of POST. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed from the PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, CENTRAL, Google Scholar databases (inception to May 2024). Trials involving adult patients (> 18 years) undergoing surgery under general anesthesia with tracheal intubation, with one group receiving preoperative nebulized dexmedetomidine, and the other receiving either preoperative nebulized ketamine or normal saline placebo were included. The primary outcome was the incidence of POST at 2-, 12- and 24-h. Eight randomized controlled trials (

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DexmedetomidineKetamineNebulizationPostoperative sore throat

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PMID40226279
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