Premedication with midazolam in young children: A comparison of four routes of administration

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 685-689

  Kogan, Alexander ^a,b,c   Katz, Jacob ^a,b,c   Efrat, Rachel ^a,b,c   Eidelman, Leonid A ^a,b,c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Midazolam; Premedication

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASK; PARENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PREMEDICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SEDATION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; INFANT;

ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDAZOLAM; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0036459986     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.00918.x     Document Type: Article

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