Safety and efficacy of flumazenil in reversing conscious sedation in the emergency department

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 944-950

  Chudnofsky, Carl R ^a,b,k   Dronen, Steven C ^c   Susan, L ^d   Shaw, Gin ^e   Roberts, James R ^f   Hauswald, Mark ^g   Carleton, Steven C ^h   Savitt, Daniel L ⁱ   Garvey, J Lee ^j   Hurchelroad, Fred ^k   Lee, David C ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SL Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

^c MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Department of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

^h RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^k HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l Emergency Services   (United States)

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Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Benzodiazepine antagonist; Clinical procedure; Clinical trial; Conscious sedation; Deep sedation; Flumazenil

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FENTANYL; FLUMAZENIL; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVENTILATION; HYPOXIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; RHINITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VERTIGO;

EID: 0030842602     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1997.tb03657.x     Document Type: Article

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