Premedication - Standards
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Efficacy of a premedication algorithm for nonemergent intubation in a neonatal intensive care unit.

29 Jun 2008 BACKGROUND: Preventing significant oxygen desaturation and hypotension through adequate analgesia and sedation during nonemergent intubation in neonates is desirable. However, in many neonatal intensive care units, elective intubations occur without ... Read more...

[Anaesthesia for patients with adrenal gland diseases]

27 Feb 2007 Perioperative management of patients with adrenal gland diseases requires detailed information on the individual endocrine status and the potential complications. Typical signs of primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn's syndrome) comprise arterial ... Read more...

Rapid achievement of therapeutic anticoagulation positively affects outcome in patients undergoing cardioversion for persistent atrial fibrillation.

30 Jan 2006 BACKGROUND: Current guidelines recommend anticoagulation with warfarin with documentation of an International Normalized Ratio (INR) of 2-3 for 3 weeks prior to cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). Achievement of adequate ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Premedication - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Educational interventions alone are not sufficient to change outcomes in venous thromboembolism. 30 Jan 2009
• Efficacy of a premedication algorithm for nonemergent intubation in a neonatal intensive care unit. 29 Jun 2008
• [The key to optimal perioperative treatment quality] 30 Jan 2008
• [Anaesthesia for patients with adrenal gland diseases] 27 Feb 2007
• Rapid achievement of therapeutic anticoagulation positively affects outcome in patients undergoing cardioversion for persistent atrial fibrillation. 30 Jan 2006
• Employment of substandard antiemetic prophylaxis in recent trials of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. 2 Oct 2005
• Audit-guided action can improve the compliance with thromboembolic prophylaxis prescribing to hospitalized, acutely ill older adults. 30 Aug 2005
• Improving patient outcomes in an ambulatory infusion setting: decreasing infusion reactions of patients receiving paclitaxel and carboplatin. 29 Apr 2005
• National audit of neonatal intubation practices. 30 Mar 2005
• Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in medical patients. 30 Oct 2004
• The effective management and administration of premedication. 30 Jul 2004
• Polyethylene glycol 3350 without electrolytes: a new safe, effective, and palatable bowel preparation for colonoscopy in children. 29 Jun 2004
• Stress ulcer prophylaxis in the postoperative period. 13 Mar 2004
• National databases and clinical practice specialist: decreasing postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery. 30 Dec 2003
• Advice on postop nausea and vomiting. 30 Oct 2003
• [Ineffective anticoagulation prior to elective electric cardioversion for atrial fibrillation. Results of transesophageal echocardiography] 4 Jun 2003
• [Prevention of severe reactions after iodinated contrast media injection: review of the literature] 29 Apr 2003
• [Contrast media: systematic premedication must disappear] 29 Apr 2003
• Prophylactic anticoagulation with enoxaparin: Is the subcutaneous route appropriate in the critically ill? 29 Apr 2003
• [Profiles of medical malpractice in the prophylaxis of pulmonary thromboembolism] 27 Feb 2003

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Technical information about 'Premedication'

Definition: Preliminary administration of a drug preceding a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure. The commonest types of premedication are antibiotics (ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS) and anti-anxiety agents. It does not include PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION.

Descriptor UI: D011292

Alternative terms: Premedication; Premedications;

Related Mesh Headings: Preanesthetic Medication; Antibiotic Prophylaxis;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.319.703;

History Note: 73(69)

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific drug /ther use (IM); includes anti-anxiety medication; does not include antibiotic premedication ( = ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS)