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. 2020 Mar 5;14(2):169–176. doi: 10.4103/sja.SJA_573_19

Table 1.

List of medications administered in this study

Drug Class Indications Side effects
Preoperative: midazolam Benzodiazepines Anxiety - preoperative sedation Agitation
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Drowsiness
Headache Delirium
Induction/maintenance drug: sevoflurane Inhaled anesthetic Volatile liquid General anesthesia Agitation
Hypotension
Drowsiness
Dizziniess Delirium
Induction/maintenance drug: propofol Sedative - hypnotic General anesthesia Injection site pain
Involuntary movement
Nausea and vomiting
Intraoperative analgesia: fentanyl Opioids Postoperative pain Anxiety
Vomiting
Intraoperative analgesia: paracetamol Analgesic Fever pain (mild to moderate) Pruritus
Constipation nausea/vomiting
Intraoperative analgesia: ketorolac NSAIDs Pain, short-term regional anesthesia Edema
Hypertension
Vomiting
Intraoperative analgesia: morphine Opioids Pain (moderate to severe) Pruritus
Constipation
Intraoperative analgesia: tramadol Opioids Pain (moderate to severe) Flushing
Pruritus constipation
Intraoperative analgesia: lidocaine Anesthetic, local amino amide Local anesthetics Regional or peripheral blocks Edema
Erythema
Headache
Intraoperative analgesia: ketamine Anesthetic adjunct Administration of analgesia - sedation Hypertension
Tachycardia
Emergence from anesthesia
Intraoperative analgesia adjuvant: Precedex Alpha-2-adrenergic agonist Sedative Postoperative pain Hypertension Nausea Vomiting
Anemia

NSAIDs: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs