Background: Laryngoscopy and intubation are common
procedures in anesthesia. Hemodynamic responses to
mechanical stimulation of the laryngopharynx and
tracheobronchial tree cause stimulation of sympathetic
efferent fibres leading to an increased pressor response. We
in the current study tried to evaluate the effect of nitroglycerine
in the attenuation of hemodynamic responses due to
laryngoscopy and intubation.
Methods : Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria n=80
cases were divided into two groups Group A (n=40) control
group and group B (n=40) study group randomly by computergenerated number. A detailed history is taken and a complete
physical examination is performed and the presence of any
medical disorder and history of drug intake was ruled out. All
patients were screened by radiological, biochemical, and
histological investigations, in addition to routine pre-operative
ECG.Pre-medication, induction agent and muscle relaxant to
facilitate intubation was standardized for both groups.
Results: The parameters recorded in the control group at one
minute showed hemodynamic values were increased. The
difference of SBP with the study group was 14.75 mm Hg,
diastolic blood pressure by 5 mm Hg, mean blood pressure by
8.5 mm Hg, HR was 8 beats per minute al these values were pvalues <0.05 hence considered significant. At the end of three
minutes, the comparison shows all the parameters SBP, DBP,
MBP, HR, and RPP still increased significantly in the control
group as compared to the test group. At the end of five minutes,
all the parameters were found to still significantly higher in
the control group (<0.05) as compared to the study group
except for SBP change which was found not to be significant
between both the groups.
Conclusion: The study establishes the usefulness of intravenous
Nitroglycerine to attenuate hemodynamic to laryngoscopy and
tracheal intubation. The hemodynamic changes in the study
group were well within the limits as compared to the control
group. The study also shows that there were no incidences of
adverse effects with nitroglycerine. Therefore, nitroglycerine
must be considered for attenuation of hemodynamic responses
to laryngoscopy in cases where it is indicated.