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

• Main Authors: Avik Mukherjee (Author), Asim Kumar Kundu (Author), Sudipta Ghosh (Author), Rajat Choudhuri (Author), Bijoy Kumar Bandopadhyay (Author), Sugata Dasgupta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 recepto...