Decreasing pain and anxiety associated with patient-activated atrial shock: A placebo-controlled study of adjunctive sedation with oral triazolam

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 391-395

  Fabian, Tanya J ^a,b,e   Schwartzman, David S ^b   Ujhelyi, Michael R ^c   Corey, Sharon E ^a   Bigos, Kristin L ^a   Pollock, Bruce G ^a,b,d   Kroboth, Patricia D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Atrial defibrillator; Atrial fibrillation; Pain; Sedation; Triazolam

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; PLACEBO; TRIAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEMORY; MOOD; PAIN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SHOCK; SOMNOLENCE;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZOLAM;

EID: 33645307395     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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