Preoperative alprazolam reduces anxiety in ambulatory surgery patients: A comparison with oral midazolam

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1601-1606

  De Witte, Jan L ^a,d   Alegret, Carmen ^b,d   Sessler, Daniel I ^c,d   Cammu, Guy ^a,d  

^a OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (Belgium)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; MIDAZOLAM MALEATE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; AMNESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEMORY; NAUSEA; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0036894512     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200212000-00024     Document Type: Article

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