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Addition of sub-anaesthetic dose of ketamine reduces gag reflex during propofol based sedation for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A prospective randomised double-blind study

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Gag reflex is unwanted during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE). Experimental studies have demonstrated that N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonism prevents gag reflex. We conducted a study to determine if sub-anaesthetic doses of ketamine, added to propofol, reduce the...

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Autores principales: Tandon, Manish, Pandey, Vijay Kant, Dubey, Gaurav Kumar, Pandey, Chandra Kant, Wadhwa, Nitya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4155289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25197112
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.138981