PREMEDICATION IN ANESTHESIOLOGIC PRACTICE. LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Premedication – medical and non-medical preparation of the patient for surgery or examination, which will take place with or without general anesthesia. The use of premedication is an urgent problem in anesthesiology. In recent decades, approaches to premedication have changed. The use of potent drugs to promote smooth induction of anesthesia and reduce salivation has been revised with the advent of modern intravenous and inhalation anesthetics, which have far fewer side effects and faster onset of action. Specific needs are met depending on the emotional and physical condition of the patient and the type of procedure. The article deals with the use of premedication to prepare the patient for anesthesia and to provide optimal conditions for surgery and diagnostic manipulations. The article uses our experience and publications for the period 2010-2020, which are included in the scientometric search databases Cochran, GoogleScholar, PubMed, EMBASE.