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Can 8% lidocaine spray 10 min prior to endotracheal intubation reduce the incidence of postoperative sore throat?

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 33 Ba-Da-Chu Road, Shi-Jing-Shan District, Beijing, 100144, People’s Republic of China

    Fu Shan Xue, Xu Liao, Jian Hua Liu, Yu Jing Yuan & Qiang Wang

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Xue, F.S., Liao, X., Liu, J.H. et al. Can 8% lidocaine spray 10 min prior to endotracheal intubation reduce the incidence of postoperative sore throat?. J Anesth 25, 471–472 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-011-1155-y

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