Midazolam premedication in children: A comparison of two oral dosage formulations on sedation score and plasma midazolam levels

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 392-395

  Brosius, Keith K ^a,b   Bannister, Carolyn F ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BENZOIC ACID; GLYCEROL; MIDAZOLAM; SUCROSE; SYRPALTA; WATER;

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SYRUP;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION;

EID: 0037302765     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200302000-00017     Document Type: Article

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