title: Oculocardiac reflex in strabismus surgery under general anaesthesia--a study of Singapore patients.
abstract: A study of 80 patients with strabismus undergoing correctional surgery under general anaesthesia was done. A comparison was made with regards to the incidence of oculocardiac reflex between patients premedicated with intramuscular atropine 0.015 mg/kg and non-premedicated patients. We found that premedication with atropine reduces the incidence and the morbidity of the oculocardiac reflex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Singapore General Hospital.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001285:Atropine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011292:Premedication; D012018:Reflex; D012024:Reflex, Oculocardiac; D013285:Strabismus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D001285:Atropine