A dose-ranging study of midazolam for postoperative sedation of patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1256-1260

  Hanaoka, Kazuo ^a   Namiki, Akiyoshi ^a   Dohi, Shuji ^a   Koga, Yoshihisa ^a   Yuge, Osafumi ^a   Kayanuma, Yasushi ^a   Hidaka, Kazuyuki ^a   Kusunoki, Tadashi ^a  

^a ASTELLAS PHARMA INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dose ranging study; Double blind study; Loading phase; Midazolam; Placebo controlled study; Postoperative; Sedation

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; MIDAZOLAM MALEATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0036273568     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200206000-00016     Document Type: Article

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