Analgesic efficacy of Intraoperative lidocaine infusion in patients undergoing thyroidectomy

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: A significant proportion of patients may experience moderate pain requiring treatment in the postoperative first 24 h following thyroidectomy. The aim of this study was to investigate the evaluation of postoperative patient-reported pain from intraoperative intravenous infusion of lidocaine in patients undergoing thyroidectomy surgery. METHODS: A total of 40 patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classifications I and II, aged 18–65 years, who were scheduled for elective thyroidectomy with the same indications under general anesthesia at the ...

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