DOES ATROPINE PREMEDICATION AFFECT THE CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE TO LARYNGOSCOPY AND INTUBATION?
SUMMARY The effect of atropine premedication 1. v and i.m. on the cardiovascular changes resulting from laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation has been evaluated in 139 patients undergoing maior surgery. Atropine administered i.v. and i.m. did not affect the hypertensive response to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation, but did augment the tachycardia and increased the frequency of cardiac arrhythmia observed during intubation of the trachea.
