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Lornoxicam attenuates the haemodynamic responses to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation in the elderly*
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2008
Summary
Lornoxicam is a novel non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug with marked analgesic property. It has been shown to have analgesic potency similar to morphine and meperidine. Laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation provoke major haemodynamic responses. Minimizing perioperative adverse events in elderly patients is of utmost importance. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the effect of preoperative administration of Lornoxicam on haemodynamic changes during laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation in the elderly.
Fifty patients aged between 65 and 75 yr were randomly recruited to this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. They were divided into two groups to receive either Lornoxicam 8 mg or placebo half an hour before surgery. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, and heart rate were recorded before and after administration of the intravenous anaesthetic, also at 1, 3, 5 and 10 min after tracheal intubation.
In the control group, significant increases in the haemodynamic parameters were observed during the first 10 min following tracheal intubation (P < 0.05).
Preoperative administration of Lornoxicam attenuates the haemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation in the elderly.
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Abstract presented in Euroanaesthesia meeting, Munich, June 2007.
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