Diazepam or midazolam for external DC cardioversion (The DORM study)

Europace

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 391-395

  Mitchell, Andrew R J ^a,b   Chalil, S ^a   Boodhoo, L ^a   Bordoli, G ^a   Patel, N ^a   Sulke, N ^a  

^a EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; Diazepam; Midazolam; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEMULUS; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAZEPAM; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0242288079     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1099-5129(03)00077-1     Document Type: Article

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