Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
The Incidence and Severity of Cough
The values are shown as the number of patients (%). Control group: pretreated with saline fowolled by remifentanil infusion at a target effect site concentration of 5 ng/ml, Dexamethasone group: pretreated with 10 mg of dexamethasone and remifentanil infusion at a target effect site concentration of 5 ng/ml; Severity of cough: mild (1-2), moderate (3-4), and severe (5 or greater). *P < 0.05 compared with saline group.
