Effects of oral diazepam on intravenous access in same day surgery patients

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-16

  Wittenberg, Marc I ^a,b   Lark, Thomas L ^a   Butler, Cindy L ^a   Handy, Rose Marie ^a   Schwanky, Helen D ^a   Tait, Alan R ^a   Tremper, Kevin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, outpatient; Diazepam; Intravenous access; Patient anxiety

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; DIAZEPAM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032007067     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00213-4     Document Type: Article

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