Oral ketamine or midazolam or low dose combination for premedication in children

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 246-249

  Darlong, V ^a   Shende, D ^a   Subramanyam, M S ^a   Sunder, R ^a   Naik, A ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Combination; Ketamine; Midazolam; Ophthalmic surgery; Paediatric; Premedication

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PETHIDINE; VECURONIUM;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1842576602     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0403200214     Document Type: Article

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