"Premedication" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D011292
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MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.703
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1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Premedication" by people in Profiles.
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O'Connor TL. Premedication for Nonemergent Intubation in the NICU: A Call for Standardized Practice. Neonatal Netw. 2021 Jan 01; 40(1):8-13.
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Schoaps RS, Quintili A, Bonavia A, Carr ZJ, Lehman EB, Abendroth T, Karamchandani K. Stroke prophylaxis in critically-ill patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2019 Oct; 48(3):394-399.
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Sagi HC, Ahn J, Ciesla D, Collinge C, Molina C, Obremskey WT, Guillamondegui O, Tornetta P. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients: A Survey of OTA Member Practice Patterns and OTA Expert Panel Recommendations. J Orthop Trauma. 2015 Oct; 29(10):e355-62.
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Nasiri S, Shafag S, Khorgami Z, Sodagari N, Aminian A, Hedayat A. Does corticosteroid have any beneficial effect on voice change after thyroidectomy? Am Surg. 2013 Dec; 79(12):1258-62.
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Roth CC, Frimberger D, Kropp BP. Re: The efficacy of dihydrotestosterone transdermal gel before primary hypospadias surgery: a prospective, controlled, randomized study. J Urol. 2008 Aug; 180(2):786; author reply 786-7.
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Ragni MV, Journeycake JM, Brambilla DJ. Tissue plasminogen activator to prevent central venous access device infections: a systematic review of central venous access catheter thrombosis, infection and thromboprophylaxis. Haemophilia. 2008 Jan; 14(1):30-8.
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Jack SA, Cooper KG, Seymour J, Graham W, Fitzmaurice A, Perez J. A randomised controlled trial of microwave endometrial ablation without endometrial preparation in the outpatient setting: patient acceptability, treatment outcome and costs. BJOG. 2005 Aug; 112(8):1109-16.
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Jazzar A, Fagiuoli S, Sisson S, Zuhdi N, Cooper DK. Induction therapy with cyclosporine without cytolytic agents results in a low incidence of acute rejection without significant renal impairment in heart transplant patients. Clin Transplant. 1995 Aug; 9(4):334-9.
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Figueroa-Colon R, Grunow JE. Randomized study of premedication for esophagogastroduodenoscopy in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1988 May-Jun; 7(3):359-66.
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Grunow JE, Howard S. A randomized study of oral metoclopramide in small bowel biopsy of infants and children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1988 Jan-Feb; 7(1):64-7.