Background Several drugs have been used in attenuating or obliterating the response
associated with laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation. These changes are of little concern in …

Purpose Endotracheal intubation is the gold standard for securing the airway before surgery.
Nevertheless, this procedure can produce an activation of the sympathetic nervous system …

Aim This study was designed to compare efficacy and safety of oral clonidine and oral
pregabalin premedication to attenuate stress response in patients undergoing laparoscopic …

Background Clonidine and dexmedetomidine are alpha-2 agonists with beneficial effect on
the hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and intubation. The present study was …

Background: Carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic surgery increases arterial
pressures, heart rate, and systemic vascular resistance. In this randomized double-blind …

Methods: Seventy-five patients (American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status I),
aged 20–50 years were allocated into one of three groups: 2 μg/kg IV fentanyl, 800 mg oral …

Background: In patients undergoing septorhinoplasty, control of bleeding and hemodynamic
variables is of great importance and laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation could be followed …

Objective This randomized, double-blind study was conducted to evaluate the effect of
gabapentin pretreatment on the hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and endotracheal …

Use of Gabapentin, Esmolol, or Their Combination to Attenuate Haemodynamic Response to
Laryngoscopy and Intubation Page 1 VOL.9 | NO. 4 | ISSUE 36 | OCT - DEC 2011 Page 239 Use of …

Background: Laryngoscopy and intubation is a noxious stimulus, which can provoke many
untoward responses, particularly in the cardiovascular system in the form of hypertension …