title: The safety of atropine premedication in children with Down's syndrome.
abstract: Forty-five operative procedures were performed in 32 patients with Down's syndrome at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney in a single year recently. Atropine premedication was administered to 25 patients with Down's syndrome on 38 occasions. Three dosage regimes of atropine were used: 20 micrograms/kg, 12 micrograms/kg, both intramuscularly, and 10 micrograms/kg intravenously. There was no statistically significant difference in the alteration of heart rate for the three dosage groups of atropine used when children with Down's syndrome were compared with weight-matched control children having similar operative procedures performed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000758:Anesthesia; D001285:Atropine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D012449:Safety; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
chemical_list: D001285:Atropine