Background: Lidocaine had shown to inhibit neural conduction and antiinflammatory
properties. The purpose of this research was to study the effect of using
intravenous lidocaine with general anesthesia drugs on opioids and inhaled anesthesics
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umption during surgery and the require of analgesics after surgery.
Setting: This study was carried out in the department of anesthesia and reanimation
at Tishreen University Hospital, Lattakia, Syria during 2017-2018.
Type of study: Double-blinded randomized comparative study.