RT Book, Section
A1 Coyle, Dustin E.
A2 Johnson, Ken B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1103964765
T1 Premedicants
T2 Clinical Pharmacology for Anesthesiology
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071736169
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1103964765
RD 2024/04/19
AB Anesthesiologists  recognize  the  expanding  role  of  premedication  in  optimizing  patient's  condition  prior  to  surgery.  Important  goals  of  premedication  include  reducing  patient  anxiety,  providing  analgesia  as  needed,  facilitating  induction  of  anesthesia,  and  optimizing  patient  comorbidities.  This  chapter  will  provide  a  brief  overview  of  well-known  premedication  drugs,  such  as  intravenous  opioids  and  benzodiazepines,  and  explore  how  they  interact  with  one  another  and  how  they  may  influence  induction  of  anesthesia.  This  chapter  will  also  review  indications,  controversies,  and  potential  drawbacks  of  selected  premedications  used  to  manage  common  patient  comorbidities.