16: Preoperative Medication

Published on 06/02/2015 by admin

Filed under Anesthesiology

Last modified 22/04/2025

Print this page

rate 1 star rate 2 star rate 3 star rate 4 star rate 5 star
Your rating: none, Average: 0 (0 votes)

This article have been viewed 2052 times

CHAPTER 16 Preoperative Medication

7 List the most common side effects when opioids are used as a premedication

Pruritus Histamine release
Nausea and vomiting Delayed gastric emptying
Respiratory depression Stiff chest syndrome
Orthostatic hypotension Sphincter of Oddi spasm

12 How does the concern for aspiration pneumonitis influence the choice of premedication?

Aspiration is discussed more fully in Chapter 39. The actual incidence of clinically significant aspiration pneumonitis is extremely rare in healthy patients having elective surgery. In the past many anesthesiologists routinely administered pharmacologic agents such as H2 antagonists, antacids, and gastrokinetics in an attempt to reduce the volume and increase the pH of the gastric contents of their patients in the preoperative period. In view of the extremely low incidence of clinically significant aspiration pneumonitis in healthy patients having elective surgery, routine and indiscriminate use of antacids, gastric acid secretion blockers, antiemetics, anticholinergics, and gastrokinetic medications is not warranted.