"Premedication" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 ID |
D011292
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.703
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Premedication" by people in Profiles.
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Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Receiving Prophylactic Anticoagulation. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 10; 95(10):2291-2293.
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Can glycopyrrolate come to the airway rescue in Covid-19 patients? J Clin Anesth. 2020 09; 64:109843.
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Lessons Learned: Using the Caprini Risk Assessment Model to Provide Safe and Efficacious Thromboprophylaxis Following Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2020 Jan-Dec; 26:1076029620961450.
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Influence of midazolam premedication on intraoperative EEG signatures in elderly patients. Clin Neurophysiol. 2019 09; 130(9):1673-1681.
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Inhibitor development in patients with congenital factor VII deficiency, a study on 50 Iranian patients. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2019 Jan; 30(1):24-28.
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Effectiveness of premedication protocol using intravenous fentanyl to reduce pain associated with femoral artery closure device placement. Clin Radiol. 2019 02; 74(2):166.e9-166.e13.
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Duration of Pupillary Unresponsiveness to Light: A Physiological Adjunct to Electroencephalography and Motor Seizure Duration Monitoring During Electroconvulsive Therapy. J ECT. 2018 Dec; 34(4):e61-e64.
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Role of letermovir for prevention of cytomegalovirus infection after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2018 08; 31(4):286-291.
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Evaluation and management of thromboprophylaxis in Moroccan hospitals at national level: the Avail-MoNa study. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2018 Jul; 46(1):113-119.
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Transfusion-related adverse events are decreased in pregnant women with sickle cell disease by a change in policy from systematic transfusion to prophylactic oxygen therapy at home: A retrospective survey by the international sickle cell disease observatory. Am J Hematol. 2018 06; 93(6):794-802.