Summary
Twelve patients who developed hiccup during anaesthesia and surgery were treated with an intravenous injection of ephedrine 5 mg (eleven cases) or 10 mg (one case). In nine patients ephedrine was successful after traditional methods had been tried and failed, and in three patients ephedrine was the only agent given.
We conclude that ephedrine is a safe and easy mode of treatment for intractable hiccup during anaesthesia and surgery.
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Douze malades atteints ďun hoquet pendant ľanesthésie et la chirurgie ont été traités avec succès par une injection intra-veineuse ďephédrine 5 mg (dans onze cas) ou de 10 mg (dans un cas). Pour neuf malades, ľéphédrine a réussi là où les méthodes usuelles avaient échoué et, pour trois maiades, ľéphédrine a été le seul médicament utilisé.
Nous concluons que ľéphédrine est un moyen sûr et facile de traiter le hoquet rebelle pendant ľanesthésie et la chirurgie.
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Sohn, Y.Z., Conrad, L.J. & Katz, R.L. Hiccup and ephedrine. Canad. Anaesth. Soc. J. 25, 431–432 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03006576
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