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Lidocaine: an anti-tussive for ophthalmic surgery
R H Stewart1, R L Kimbrough, P F Engstrom
1Houston Eye Associates, Texas 77025.
Ophthalmic Surgery
|February 1, 1988
Abstract:
Intravenous lidocaine suppresses the cough reflex in patients undergoing local operative procedures. Many anti-tussive agents suppress the cough reflex by suppressing the respiratory center. Intravenous lidocaine produces no respiratory depression in doses that suppress the cough reflex. Intravenous lidocaine should be available during all intraocular surgical procedures so it can be used when indicated.