Influence of anxiolytic premedication on vasovagal reactions and home readiness following outpatient intrathecal anaesthesia—A retrospective analysis

Vasovagal reactions during application of intrathecal anaesthesia (IA) are associated with high anxiety levels. A high percentage of patients undergoing outpatient surgery suffer from anxiety. Anxiolytic premedication in day‐surgery is suspected to delay recovery and discharge and is, therefore, not routinely used. The aim of this retrospective analysis was to detect the influence of anxiolytic premedication on the incidence of vasovagal reactions and time until discharge home.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

• Publication date

  2018-12-03

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1111/aas.13297PMID 30511415
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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