Is Sublingual Nifedipine Justified as Premedication: Where is the Evidence?
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 5
Abstract
Hypertension (HTN) is a worldwide epidemic. It is a chronic disease with a high mortality and morbidity, and has a very high cost to society. Overall 20 % of the population in the world has HTN. Arterial hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular complication after anesthesia and surgery. Bite and chew, sublingual, and oral immediate –release Nifedipine have became traditional know. Better newer drugs are available like Clonidine, Esmolol, and Dexmetomidine. Use of immediate release Nifedipine has been reduced by 98%.However a moratorium on the use of immediate release Nifedipine for hypertensive urgencies has existed. Keywords: Nifedipine, Hypertension, Sublingual
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Satyendra Singh Yadav, Preeti Goyal, B. Choudhary
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