The respiratory effects of propanidid (FBA.1420) were observed when used to induce anaesthesia in 100 patients after sedative or atropine premedication. Premedication had no significant relation to the length of hyperpnoea or apnoea. Hyperpnoea itself was associated with apnoea of variable duration but there was a tendency for the duration of apnoea to be shorter the longer the preceding hyperp...

Sixty-nine female patients were assessed for anxiety before receiving premedication. Thirty-three were given lorazepam and 36 were given papaveretum. Re-evaluation 90 min after premedication indicated that lorazepam reduced significantly the level of anxiety, but that papaveretum did not. Anxiety was assessed by means of a five-point nurse-rating scale and the Multiple-Affect Adjective Check Li...

Oral lorazepam is a commonly used premedicant both locally and abroad. We studied its effect on recovery time after minor gynaecological procedures. The results showed a significant prolongation of recovery time.

IN an endeavour to potentiate the effect of pethidine and scopolamine premedication, the drugs chlorpromazine and hydergine were investigated, particularly in regard to their effects on the autonomic nervous system. A comparison was made between three comparable series of patients. One series acted as a control and the other series had chlorpromazine and hydergine respectively. Changes in pulse...