"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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Premedication" by people in Profiles.
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Cost-effectiveness of prophylactic granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for febrile neutropenia in breast cancer patients receiving FEC-D. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2015 Feb; 150(1):169-80.
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Association between angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker use prior to major elective surgery and the risk of acute dialysis. BMC Nephrol. 2014 Apr 02; 15:53.
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Venous thromboembolic disease. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2013 Nov; 11(11):1402-29.
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Myeloid growth factors. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2013 Oct 01; 11(10):1266-90.
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Low rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission in a routine programmatic setting in Lilongwe, Malawi. PLoS One. 2013; 8(5):e64979.
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Premedication for neonatal endotracheal intubation: results from the epidemiology of procedural pain in neonates study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 May; 14(4):e169-75.
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Attenuation of the side effect profile of regadenoson: a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled study with aminophylline in patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging. "The ASSUAGE trial". J Nucl Cardiol. 2012 Jun; 19(3):448-57.
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Administration of high-dose interleukin-2 in a 2-year-old with metastatic melanoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 Dec 15; 53(7):1346-8.
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Prevention of thalidomide- and lenalidomide-associated thrombosis in myeloma. Leukemia. 2008 Feb; 22(2):414-23.
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Serotonin synthesis inhibition reveals distinct mechanisms of action for MDMA and its enantiomers in the mouse. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2005 Sep; 181(3):529-36.