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Pre-emptive oral dexmethorphan reduces fentanyl-induced cough as well as immediate postoperative adrenocortico-tropic hormone and growth hormone level

BACKGROUND: Fentanyl-induced cough is not always benign and brief and can be remarkably troublesome, spasmodic, and explosive. Dextromethorphan, an opioid derivative with an antitussive action, may be effective in reducing the fentanyl-induced cough. Dextromethorphan, a N-methyl D aspartate receptor...

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Autores principales: Mukherjee, Avik, Kundu, Asim Kumar, Ghosh, Sudipta, Choudhuri, Rajat, Bandopadhyay, Bijoy Kumar, Dasgupta, Sugata
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3214554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22096282
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.86593