A randomised crossover trial of post-operative cognitive and psychomotor recovery from benzodiazepine sedation: Effects of reversal with flumazenil over a prolonged recovery period

British Dental Journal

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 335-339

  Girdler, N M ^a,f   Fairbrother, K J ^b   Lyne, J P ^a   Neave, N ^c   Scholey, A ^c   Hargaden, N ^d   Wesnes, K A ^d   Engler, J ^e   Rotherham, N A ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Cognitive Drug Research Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e ClinPhone   (United Kingdom)

^f NEWCASTLE DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; FLUMAZENIL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DECISION MAKING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANTIDOTES; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUMAZENIL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MEMORY; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0001055077     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4801369     Document Type: Article

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