Accidental overdose of midazolam as intramuscular premedication

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 543-545

  Nishiyama, Tomoki ^a,b   Hanaoka, Kazuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drug overdose; Intramuscular; Midazolam; Operative; Premedication; Respiratory depression; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; ENFLURANE; FLUMAZENIL; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; DRUG OVERDOSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GASTRECTOMY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SEDATION; STOMACH CANCER; INTOXICATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; AGED; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION;

EID: 0036862014     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(02)00428-2     Document Type: Article

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