title: Cardiac dysrhythmias during oral surgery. Comparison of hyoscine and droperidol premedication.
abstract: The incidence of cardiac dysrhythmias during inpatient dental anaesthesia under halothane was studied following either hyoscine or droperidol as a supplement to papaveretum for premedication. Forty-three percent of patients given hyoscine exhibited cardiac dysrhythmias compared to 23 percent of the group given droperidol (p = 0.03). The incidence of dysrhythmias bore no relationship to the age, sex or weight of the patient, nor to the end tidal carbon dioxide tension.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004329:Droperidol; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D012601:Scopolamine
chemical_list: D012601:Scopolamine; D004329:Droperidol