Atropine for the treatment of hiccup after laryngeal mask insertion.
We describe three patients in whom hiccups were treated successfully by atropine. Although further clinical investigation is needed, atropine may be useful in the treatment of hiccups after the laryngeal mask airway insertion.
Kanaya
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Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. kanaya@sapmed.ac.jp
Nakayama
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M
Kanaya
J
J
Namiki
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A
D001285:Atropine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006606:Hiccup / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D001285:Atropine