Title: Relative Assessment of Ketamine Nebulisation and Ketamine Gargle in Attenuating Post-Operative Sore Throat
Author: Dr Rajeev Kumar
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i7.160
Abstract
Sore throat is a utmost perceived morbidity following tracheal intubation in the post operative period. This study is planned with the aim to compare ketamine nebulisation with ketamine gargle to see the effectiveness of nebulisation over gargle in reducing the incidence and severity of post operative sore throat.
The data from the 200 patients were collected and presented here. 100 patients from Group A received 30 ml of gargled ketamine solution. 100 patients from Group B received nebulised ketamine.
The results of the study were promising and revealed that Pre-operative ketamine nebulisation is comparable with ketamine gargle in reducing the incidence and severity of post-operative sore throat.
Keywords: General anaesthesia, Ketamine gargle, Ketamine nebulisation, Post-operative sore throat, Endotracheal intubation etc.
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