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Preoperative
Preoperative medications
Premedication is the administration of
medication before anesthesia
2. Promotion of amnesia.
-reducing risk of awareness during surgery
-most effective agents are lorazepam and midazolam.
3. Reduction of secretions.
-atropine (reduce acid production)
- Hyoscine ( strong sedative amnesic and anti-
salivation properties)
4. Reduction of volume and pH of gastric contents (to
avoid Mendelson's syndrome)
Mendelson's syndrome is chemical pneumonitis caused by
aspiration during anaesthesia
-Antacids ( Ranitidine, zantac, famotidine )- neutralizes
acid in the stomach