Background The diagnosis of acute bronchitis is made on clinical grounds and a variety of
clinical definitions have been used. There are no clearly effective treatments for the cough of …

Fentanyl-induced cough (FIC) is often observed after intravenous bolus administration of
fentanyl during anesthesia induction. This meta-analysis assessed the efficacy of …

Intravenous lidocaine and ephedrine, but not propofol, suppress fentanyl-induced cough Page
1 Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of lidocaine, propofol and …

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is a popular choice amongst anesthesiologists in the operating
room. Preinductioniv fentanyl bolus is associated with coughing in 28-45% of patients …

Methods The Institute's Ethics Committee approved this study, and written informed consent
was obtained from each participant. Five-hundred-two patients of both sexes, ASA physical …

Purpose To evaluate the suppressive effect of intravenous dezocine on fentanyl-induced
cough during the induction of general anesthesia. Methods A total of 120 patients, American …

Discussion Fentanyl-elicited coughing, though common, has not been viewed as a serious
anesthetic complication. A MEDLINE search using the terms “fentanyl and cough*” and …

IMPLICATIONS: Slow injection, particularly at 30 s, minimizes the incidence of fentanyl-
induced cough, and light smoking provides a protective effect against cough. Because it …

We evaluated the effects of smoking history and albuterol treatment on the amplitude and
frequency of cough during emergence from anesthesia. Before induction of anesthesia, 68 …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of low-dose ketamine on fentanyl-induced
cough. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial …