Oral clonidine versus gabapentin as premedicant for obtunding hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation

We compared the effects of oral clonidine and gabapentin as premedicant in obtunding hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and intubation in normotensive patients undergoing elective surgery. A total of 100 patients of either sex enrolled in the study were randomly divided into two groups of 50 each....

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Published in:Saudi journal of anaesthesia 2014-04, Vol.8 (2), p.172-177
Main Authors: Singhal, Suresh K, Kaur, Kiranpreet, Arora, Promila
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anxiety
Blood pressure
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiovascular disease
Clonidine
Gabapentin
Heart attacks
Hypertension
Intubation
Laryngoscopy
Medical treatment
oral clonidine
Original
pressor response
Surgery
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Summary:We compared the effects of oral clonidine and gabapentin as premedicant in obtunding hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and intubation in normotensive patients undergoing elective surgery. A total of 100 patients of either sex enrolled in the study were randomly divided into two groups of 50 each. Group A patients received oral clonidine 200 μg and Group B patients received oral gabapentin 900 mg, 90 min prior to induction of anesthesia. Both groups were matched for age, sex weight and intubation time. Anxiety score and sedation scores before induction were significantly better in Group A as compared with Group B. Heart rate rise was obtunded in Group A except at 1 min, as compared with Group B in which tachycardia persisted even at 3 and 5 min following intubation. Mean arterial pressure was maintained below baseline at all times in Group A as compared with Group B in which significant rise (+7.55%, P < 0.001) was seen at 1 min after intubation. Oral clonidine provided good attenuation of hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and intubation as compared with oral gabapentin.
ISSN:1658-354X
0975-3125
DOI:10.4103/1658-354X.130692