Premedication in children: A comparison of oral midazolam and oral clonidine

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1143-1149

  Almenrader, Nicole ^a   Passariello, Maurizio ^a   Coccetti, Bruno ^a   Haiberger, Roberta ^a   Pietropaoli, Paolo ^a  

^a POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clonidine; Midazolam; Pediatric anesthesia; Premedication

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; IBUPROFEN; IPNOVEL; MIDAZOLAM; PARACETAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGITATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; ORCHIDOPEXY; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL PATIENT; TASTE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONIDINE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION;

EID: 35848959906     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02332.x     Document Type: Article

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