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Comparison of the incidence and severity of cough after alfentanil and remifentanil injection.

Authors
Cho, HB  | Kwak, HJ | Park, SY  | Kim, JY
Citation
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 54(6). : 717-720, 2010
Journal Title
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
ISSN
0001-51721399-6576
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Intravenous administration of fentanyl derivatives can induce cough paradoxically. This study examined the incidence and severity of cough after a bolus of alfentanil and remifentanil.



METHODS: Four hundred and sixty-five patients, aged 18-70 years, were allocated randomly to three groups to receive alfentanil 10 microg/kg, remifentanil 1 microg/kg or an equal volume of 0.9% saline intravenously over 10 s. Any episode of cough was classified as coughing and graded as mild (1-2), moderate (3-4) or severe (5 or more).



RESULTS: The overall incidence of cough was higher in the opioid groups than in the saline group. The remifentanil group [39/150 patients; 26.0% (95% CI, 19.6-33.6%)] showed a higher incidence than the alfentanil group [11/152 patients; 7.2% (95% CI, 0.4-12.6%)] (P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the severity of cough between the alfentanil group and the remifentanil group.



CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that equipotent boluses of alfentanil and remifentanil induced coughing, even though the incidence of cough after alfentanil administration was lower than that after remifentanil administration.
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DOI
10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02203.x
PMID
20085544
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김, 종엽  |  박, 성용  |  조, 한범
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