TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Premedication
A1  - Sharp, Douglas
A2  - Freeman, Brian S.
A2  - Berger, Jeffrey S.
PY  - 2014
T2  - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam
AB  - Premedication  refers  to  the  administration  of  medication  before  the  induction  of  anesthesia.  These  medications  are  neither  part  of  the  surgical  patient’s  usual  medical  regimen  nor  are  they  part  of  the  anesthetic.  They  are  given  to  reduce  anxiety,  control  pain,  decrease  the  risk  of  aspiration  pneumonitis,  and  lower  the  incidence  of  postoperative  nausea  and  vomiting.  Perioperative  beta-blockade  and  glucocorticoid  supplementation  are  also  considered  premedication.  Antimicrobial  therapy  for  prevention  of  bacterial  endocarditis  is  briefly  reviewed.  There  are  certainly  other  types  of  medication  that  can  be  given  preoperatively,  such  as  erythropoietin  for  anemia,  but  these  are  either  not  common  or  not  considered  the  standard  of  practice.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/17
UR  - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102567428
ER  -