A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study of low-dose intravenous lorazepam to reduce procedural pain during bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

Pain Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-252

  Park, Se Hoon ^a   Bang, Soo Mee ^a   Nam, Eunmi ^a   Cho, Eun Kyung ^a   Shin, Dong Bok ^a   Lee, Jae Hoon ^a   Ahn, Jeong Yeal ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Biopsy; Bone marrow; Lorazepam; Premedication

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PREMEDICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BONE MARROW; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 39649089360     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2006.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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