Randomized controlled trial of midazolam premedication to reduce the subjective adverse effects of adenosine

Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-56

  Hourigan, Craig ^a   Safih, Shameem ^b   Rogers, Ian ^a   Jacobs, Ian ^c   Lockney, Amanda ^b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Adverse effects; Midazolam

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORAX PAIN;

ADENOSINE; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; PREMEDICATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035063564     PISSN: 10356851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2026.2001.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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