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The acute haemodynamic changes caused by tracheal intubation are well known and several methods have been used to attenuate this response. However, the traditional anticholinergic premedicant, atropine, causes similar changes even without the stimulus of intubation(1). The combination of droperidol with fentanyl is also widely used for premedication but its effects are less well established. Droperidol has an anticholinergic action itself(2) but also attenuates the response to intubation(3). This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of atropine alone, droperidol plus fentanyl, or both in combination on the cardiovascular response to tracheal intubation.
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Fassoulaki, A., Kaniaris, P., Kotsanis, S. (1982). The Effect of Some Premedicants on the Cardiovascular System. In: Prys-Roberts, C., Vickers, M.D. (eds) Cardiovascular Measurement in Anaesthesiology. European Academy of Anaesthesiology, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68690-0_18
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