Anesthetic implications for the surgical patient prescribed psychotropic medications.
The anesthetist must be aware of anesthesia implications for the surgical patient who is taking prescribed psychotropic medications. The number of patients taking psychotropic medications who present for surgery is increasing. Psychotropic medications combined with anesthesia can produce serious complications. This article reviews commonly known psychotropic medications and introduces the anesthetic implications of two new drugs, fluoxetine and buspirone.
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D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002065:Buspirone / Q000009:adverse effects; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000777:Anesthetics; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D005473:Fluoxetine; D002065:Buspirone