Effect of dexamethasone intravenous administration on airway complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

VernacularTitle:地塞米松静脉给药应用于腹腔镜胆囊切除术后气道并发症影响探究
Author: Jianguo WU ; Jing CHEN
Keywords: dexamethasone; laparoscopic cholecystectomy; airway; complications
From: Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2017;37(8):304-305
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the effect of intravenous administration of dexamethasone on airway complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Methods 66 patients who were treated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Wenling hospital of traditional Chinese medicine were divided into the control group and the observation group, 33 cases in each group. The control group were injected with saline 2 mL and the observation group were received dexamethasone 10mg by intravenous infusion. The incidence of complications and complications were observed in the two groups at different times after treatment. Results At 1 hours, 4 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours after extubation, the differencesof the incidence of sore throat and throat pain degree between the two groups was not statistically significant. Conclusion Dexamethasone intravenous administration has no obvious effect on reducing airway complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.